Ezekiel 21:10
it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? The rod of my son, it condemns every tree.
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Esther 3:15The couriers went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
Psalms 89:26He will call to me, 'You are my Father,my God, and the rock of my salvation!'
Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand.He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.
Isaiah 5:12The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts;but they do not regard the work of the Lord,neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
Isaiah 34:5For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky.Behold, it will come down on Edom,and on the people of my curse, for judgment.
Jeremiah 46:4Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 21:9-18
Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 592.) 8 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord ; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: 10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. 11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12 Cry and… Read the whole commentary →