Ezekiel 21:1-9

Babylon as God’s Sword of Judgment

1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel
3 and say to her: ‘This is what the LORD says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
4 Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
5 Then all people will know that I the LORD have drawn my sword from its sheath; it will not return again.’
6 “Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.
7 And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand go limp; every spirit will become faint and every leg will be wet with urine.’ It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
8 The word of the LORD came to me:
9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: “ ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

Cross References 18

  • 1. S Ezekiel 20:1
  • 2. S Ezekiel 13:17
  • 3. Ezekiel 9:6
  • 4. Jeremiah 26:11-12; S Ezekiel 20:46
  • 5. S Jeremiah 21:13
  • 6. S Isaiah 27:1; S Ezekiel 14:21
  • 7. ver 9-11; S Job 9:22; S Isaiah 57:1; Jeremiah 47:6-7
  • 8. S Leviticus 26:25; S Jeremiah 25:27
  • 9. Ezekiel 20:47
  • 10. S Isaiah 34:5
  • 11. ver 30
  • 12. S Ezekiel 20:47-48; Nahum 1:9
  • 13. ver 12; S Isaiah 22:4; Jeremiah 30:6; S Ezekiel 9:4
  • 14. S Job 23:2
  • 15. S Joshua 7:5
  • 16. S Jeremiah 47:3; Ezekiel 22:14; Ezekiel 7:17
  • 17. S Psalms 6:2
  • 18. S Leviticus 26:36; S Job 11:16
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