Ezekiel 21:1 And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying,559 cr 2 Son1121 of man,120 set7760 thy face6440 toward Jerusalem,3389 and drop5197 thy word toward the holy places,4720 and prophesy5012 against the land127 of Israel,3478 cr 3 And say559 to the land127 of Israel,3478 Thus saith559 the LORD;3068 Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth3318 my sword2719 out of his sheath,8593 and will cut off3772 from thee the righteous6662 and the wicked.7563 cr 4 Seeing3282 then that I will cut off3772 from thee the righteous6662 and the wicked,7563 therefore shall my sword2719 go forth3318 out of his sheath8593 against all flesh1320 from the south5045 to the north:6828 cr 5 That all flesh1320 may know3045 that I the LORD3068 have drawn forth3318 my sword2719 out of his sheath:8593 it shall not return7725 any more. cr 6 Sigh584 therefore, thou son1121 of man,120 with the breaking7670 of thy loins;4975 and with bitterness4814 sigh584 before their eyes.5869 cr 7 And it shall be, when they say559 unto thee, Wherefore sighest584 thou? that thou shalt answer,559 For the tidings;8052 because it cometh:935 and every heart3820 shall melt,4549 and all hands3027 shall be feeble,7503 and every spirit7307 shall faint,3543 and all knees1290 shall be weak3212 as water:4325{Heb. shall go into water} behold, it cometh,935 and shall be brought to pass,1961 saith5002 the Lord136 GOD.3069 cr

Ezekiel 21:8 Again the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying,559 cr 9 Son1121 of man,120 prophesy,5012 and say,559 Thus saith559 the LORD;3068 Say,559 A sword,2719 a sword2719 is sharpened,2300 and also furbished:4803 cr 10 It is sharpened2300 to make a sore2874 slaughter;2873 it is furbished4178 that it may glitter:1300 should176 we then make mirth?7797 it contemneth3988 the rod7626 of my son,1121 as every tree.6086{Or, it is the rod of my son, it despiseth every tree} cr 11 And he hath given5414 it to be furbished,4803 that it may be handled:3709 8610 this sword2719 is sharpened,2300 and it is furbished,4178 to give5414 it into the hand3027 of the slayer.2026 cr 12 Cry2199 and howl,3213 son1121 of man:120 for it shall be upon my people,5971 it shall be upon all the princes5387 of Israel:3478 terrors4048 by reason of413 the sword2719 shall be upon my people:5971{Or, they are thrust down to the sword with my people} smite5606 therefore upon thy thigh.3409 cr 13 Because it is a trial,974 and what if the sword contemn3988 even the rod?7626{Or, When the trial hath been, what then? shall they not also belong to the despising rod?} it shall be no more, saith5002 the Lord136 GOD.3069 cr 14 Thou therefore, son1121 of man,120 prophesy,5012 and smite5221 2794 thine hands3709 3709 together,5221{Heb. hand to hand} and let the sword2719 be doubled3717 the third7992 time, the sword2719 of the slain:2491 it is the sword2719 of the great1419 men that are slain,2491 which entereth into their privy chambers.2314 cr 15 I have set5414 the point19{Or, glittering, or fear} of the sword2719 against all their gates,8179 that their heart3820 may faint,4127 and their ruins4383 be multiplied:7235 ah!253 it is made6213 bright,1300 it is wrapped{Or, sharpened} up4593 for the slaughter.2874 cr 16 Go thee one way or other,258 either on7760 the right hand,3231 or on the left,8041 whithersoever575 thy face6440 is set.3259{Heb. set thyself, take the left hand} cr 17 I will also smite5221 mine hands3709 together,3709 and I will cause my fury2534 to rest:5117 I the LORD3068 have said1696 it. cr

Ezekiel 21:18 The word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me again, saying,559 cr 19 Also, thou son1121 of man,120 appoint7760 thee two8147 ways,1870 that the sword2719 of the king4428 of Babylon894 may come:935 both twain8147 shall come forth3318 out of one259 land:776 and choose1254 thou a place,3027 choose1254 it at the head7218 of the way1870 to the city.5892 cr 20 Appoint7760 a way,1870 that the sword2719 may come935 to Rabbath7237 of the Ammonites,1121 5983 and to Judah3063 in Jerusalem3389 the defenced.1219 cr 21 For the king4428 of Babylon894 stood5975 at the parting517 of the way,1870{Heb. mother of the way} at the head7218 of the two8147 ways,1870 to use7080 divination:7081 he made his arrows2671{Or, knives} bright,7043 he consulted7592 with images,8655{Heb. Teraphim} he looked7200 in the liver.3516 cr 22 At his right hand3225 was the divination7081 for Jerusalem,3389 to appoint7760 captains,3733{Or, battering rams. Heb. rams} to open6605 the mouth6310 in the slaughter,7524 to lift up7311 the voice6963 with shouting,8643 to appoint7760 battering rams3733 against the gates,8179 to cast8210 a mount,5550 and to build1129 a fort.1785 cr 23 And it shall be unto them as a false7723 divination7080 in their sight,5869 to them that have sworn7650 oaths:7621{Or, for the oaths made unto them} but he will call to remembrance2142 the iniquity,5771 that they may be taken.8610 cr 24 Therefore thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD;3069 Because ye have made your iniquity5771 to be remembered,2142 in that your transgressions6588 are discovered,1540 so that in all your doings5949 your sins2403 do appear;7200 because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance,2142 ye shall be taken8610 with the hand.3709 cr

Ezekiel 21:25 And thou, profane2491 wicked7563 prince5387 of Israel,3478 whose day3117 is come,935 when6256 iniquity5771 shall have an end,7093 cr 26 Thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD;3069 Remove5493 the diadem,4701 and take off7311 the crown:5850 this shall not be the same:2063 exalt1361 him that is low,8217 and abase8213 him that is high.1364 cr 27 I will overturn,5754 overturn,5754 overturn,5754 it:{Heb. Perverted, perverted, perverted will I make it} and it shall be7760 no more, until he come935 whose right4941 it is; and I will give5414 it him. cr

Ezekiel 21:28 And thou, son1121 of man,120 prophesy5012 and say,559 Thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD3069 concerning the Ammonites,1121 5983 and concerning their reproach;2781 even say559 thou, The sword,2719 the sword2719 is drawn:6605 for the slaughter2874 it is furbished,4803 to consume398 because of the glittering:1300 cr 29 Whiles they see2372 vanity7723 unto thee, whiles they divine7080 a lie3577 unto thee, to bring5414 thee upon the necks6677 of them that are slain,2491 of the wicked,7563 whose day3117 is come,935 when6256 their iniquity5771 shall have an end.7093 cr 30 Shall I cause it to return7725{Or, cause to it to return} into his sheath?8593 I will judge8199 thee in the place4725 where thou wast created,1254 in the land776 of thy nativity.4351 cr 31 And I will pour out8210 mine indignation2195 upon thee, I will blow6315 against thee in the fire784 of my wrath,5678 and deliver5414 thee into the hand3027 of brutish1197{Or, burning} men,582 and skilful2796 to destroy.4889 cr 32 Thou shalt be for fuel402 to the fire;784 thy blood1818 shall be in the midst8432 of the land;776 thou shalt be no more remembered:2142 for I the LORD3068 have spoken1696 it. cr