Ezekiel 21:1-10

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying ,
2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer , For the tidings; because it cometh : and every heart shall melt , and all hands shall be feeble , and every spirit shall faint , and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh , and shall be brought to pass , saith the Lord GOD.
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.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. shall be weak...: Heb. shall go into water
  • [b]. it contemneth...: or, it is the rod of my son, it despiseth every tree
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