Ezekiel 21:18

18 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

Ezekiel 21:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 21:18

The word of the Lord came unto me again
Immediately after the former; for this respects the same prophecy about the sword, and the way of its coming, and the cause of it: saying;
as follows:

Ezekiel 21:18 In-Context

16 Gather together, strike to the right; cause [to] go to the left, where your {edge} [is] directed.

17 And also {I myself} will {clap my hands}, and I will satisfy my rage! I, Yahweh, I have spoken."

18 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

19 "And you, son of man, mark [out] for yourself two roads for the coming of the sword of the king of Babylon; they must {both} go out from the same land. And hew [out] a {signpost}; hew [it] at [the] head of [the] road of [the] city.

20 You must mark a road for [the] coming of [the] sword [to] Rabbah of the {Ammonites} and [to] Judah, in Jerusalem [the] fortified.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "was"
• [b] Literally "to say"