Ezekiel 21:18

The Instrument of God's Judgment

18 The word of the LORD 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 "Show yourself sharp, go to the right; set yourself; go to the left, wherever your edge is appointed.
17 "I will also clap My hands together , and I will appease My wrath; I, the LORD , have spoken."
18 The word of the LORD came to me saying,
19 "As for you, son of man, make two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to come; both of them will go out of one land. And make a signpost; make it at the head of the way to the city.
20 "You shall mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem.
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