NASB — Ezekiel 21 — KJV

Parable of the Sword of the LORD

1 IAnd the word° of the LORD° came° to me saying°, 2 “Son° of man°, aset° your face° toward° Jerusalem°, and Ibspeak° against° the sanctuaries° and prophesy° against° the land° of Israel°; 3 and say° to the land° of Israel°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “Behold°, aI am against° you; and I will draw° My sword° out of its sheath° and cut° off° from you the brighteous° and the wicked°. 4 Because° I will cut° off° from you the righteous° and the wicked°, therefore° My sword° will go° forth° from its sheath° against° aall° flesh° from south° [to] north°. 5 Thus all° flesh° will know° that I, the LORD°, have drawn° My sword° out of its sheath°. It will anot return° [to its sheath] again°.”’ 6 As for you, son° of man°, groan° with breaking° Iheart° and bitter° grief°, groan° in their sight°. 7 And when° they say° to you, ‘Why°° do you groan°?’ you shall say°, ‘Because° of the anews° that is coming°; and bevery° heart° will melt°, all° hands° will be feeble°, every° spirit° will Ifaint° and all° knees° will IIbe weak° as water°. Behold°, it comes° and it will happen°,’ declares° the Lord° IIIGOD°.”

[1] ICh 21:6 in Heb
[2] ILit flow aEzk 20:46; 25:2; 28:21 bJb 29:22; Ezk 20:46
[3] aJr 21:13; Ezk 5:8; Na 2:13; 3:5 bIs 57:1
[4] aJr 12:12; Ezk 7:2; 20:47
[5] a1S 3:12; Jr 23:20; Ezk 21:30; Na 1:9
[6] ILit loins
[7] ILit be dim IILit flow IIIHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch aEzk 7:26 bIs 13:7; Na 2:10

8 ¶ Again the word° of the LORD° came° to me, saying°, 9 “Son° of man°, prophesy° and say°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°.’ Say°,
  ‘aA sword°, a sword° sharpened°
  And also° polished°!
  10 ‘Sharpened° to make° a aslaughter°,
  Polished° Ito flash° like lightning°!’
Or° shall we rejoice°, the IIrod° of My son° bdespising° every° tree°? 11 It is given° to be polished°, that it may be handled°; the sword° is sharpened° and polished°, to give° it into the hand° of the slayer°. 12 aCry° out and wail°, son° of man°; for it is against My people°, it is against all° the bofficials° of Israel°. They are delivered° over to the sword° with My people°, therefore° strike° [your] thigh°. 13 For [there is] a testing°; and what° if° even° the Irod° which despises° will be no° more?” declares° the Lord° GOD°.

[9] aDt 32:41
[10] ILit lightning to be to her IIOr scepter aIs 34:5, 6 bPs 110:5, 6; Ezk 20:47
[12] aEzk 21:6; Jol 1:13 bEzk 21:25; 22:6
[13] IOr scepter

14 ¶ “You therefore, son° of man°, prophesy° and clap° [your] hands° together°°; and let the sword° be adoubled° the third° time°, the sword° for the slain°. It is the sword° for the great° one° slain°, which surrounds° them, 15 that [their] ahearts° may melt°, and many° bfall° at all° their cgates°. I have given° the glittering° sword°. Ah°! It is made° [for striking] like lightning°, it is wrapped° up [in readiness] for slaughter°. 16 IShow° yourself sharp°, go° to the right°; set° yourself; go° to the left°, wherever° your IIedge° is appointed°. 17 I will also° clap° My hands° together°°, and I will Iaappease° My wrath°; I, the LORD°, have spoken°.”

[14] aLv 26:21, 24; 2K 24:1, 10-16; 25:1
[15] aJsh 2:11; 2S 17:10; Ps 22:14; Ezk 21:7 bIs 59:10; Jr 13:16; 18:15 cJr 17:27; Ezk 21:19
[16] IOr Unite yourself IILit face
[17] ILit cause to rest aEzk 5:13

The Instrument of God’s Judgment

18 ¶ The word° of the LORD° came° to me saying°, 19 “As for you, son° of man°, Iamake° two° ways° for the sword° of the king° of Babylon° to come°; both° of them will go° out of one° land°. And IImake° a signpost°; IIImake° it at the head° of the way° to the city°. 20 You shall Imark° a way° for the sword° to come° to aRabbah° of the sons° of Ammon°, and to Judah° into bfortified° Jerusalem°. 21 For the king° of Babylon° stands° at the Iparting° of the way°, at the head° of the two° ways°, to use° adivination°; he bshakes° the arrows°, he consults° the IIchousehold° idols°, he looks° at the liver°. 22 Into his right° hand° came° the divination°, ‘Jerusalem°,’ to aset° battering° rams°, to open° the mouth° Ifor slaughter°, to lift° up the voice° with a battle° cry°, to set° battering° rams° against° the gates°, to cast° up ramps°, to build° a siege° wall°. 23 And it will be to them like a false° divination° in their eyes°; athey have [sworn] solemn° oaths°. But he bbrings° iniquity° to remembrance°, that they may be seized°.

[19] IOr set for yourself IILit cut out a hand IIILit cut it aJr 1:10; Ezk 4:1-3
[20] ILit set aDt 3:11; Jr 49:2; Ezk 25:5; Am 1:14 bPs 48:12, 13; 125:1, 2
[21] ILit mother IIHeb teraphim aNu 22:7; 23:23 bPv 16:33 cGn 31:19, 30; Jg 17:5; 18:17, 20
[22] ILit in aEzk 4:2; 26:9
[23] aEzk 17:16, 18 bNu 5:15; Ezk 21:24; 29:16

24 ¶ “Therefore°, thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, ‘Because° you have made your iniquity° to be remembered°, in that your transgressions° are uncovered°, so that in all° your deeds° your sins° appear°—because° you have come° to remembrance°, you will be seized° with the hand°. 25 And you, O slain°, wicked° one°, the prince° of Israel°, whose° aday° has come°, in the time° of the Ipunishment° of the end°,’ 26 thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, ‘Remove° the turban° and take° off° the acrown°; this° [will] Ino° longer [be] the same°. bExalt° that which° is low° and abase° that which° is high°. 27 aA ruin°, a ruin°, a ruin°, I will make° it. This° also° will be no° more until° bHe comes° whose° right° it is, and I will give° it [to Him].’

[25] IOr iniquity aPs 37:13; Ezk 7:2, 3, 7
[26] ILit not this aJr 13:18; Ezk 16:12 bPs 75:7; Ezk 17:24
[27] aHg 2:21, 22 bPs 2:6; 72:7, 10; Jr 23:5, 6; Ezk 34:24; 37:24

28 ¶ “And you, son° of man°, prophesy° and say°, ‘Thus° says° the Lord° GOD° concerning° the sons° of Ammon° and concerning° their areproach°,’ and say°: ‘A sword°, a sword° is drawn°, polished° for the slaughter°, to cause it Ito bconsume°, that it may be like lightning°29 while they see° for you afalse° visions°, while they divine° lies° for you—to place° you on the necks° of the wicked° who° are slain°, whose° day° has come°, in the btime° of the Ipunishment° of the end°. 30 aReturn° [it] to its sheath°. In the bplace° where° you were created°, in the land° of your origin°, I will judge° you. 31 I will apour° out My indignation° on you; I will bblow° on you with the fire° of My wrath°, and I will give° you into the hand° of brutal° men°, Icskilled° in destruction°. 32 You will be Iafuel° for the fire°; your blood° will be in the midst° of the land°. You will bnot be remembered°, for I, the LORD°, have spoken°.’”

[28] ILit to finish aEzk 36:15; Zp 2:8-10 bIs 31:8; Jr 12:12; 46:10, 14
[29] IOr iniquity aJr 27:9; Ezk 13:6-9; 22:28 bEzk 21:25; 35:5
[30] aJr 47:6, 7 bEzk 25:5
[31] IOr artisans of aEzk 14:19; 25:7; Na 1:6 bPs 18:15; Is 30:33; Ezk 22:20, 21; Hg 1:9 cJr 4:7; 6:22, 23; 51:20-23; Hab 1:6, 10
[32] ILit food aEzk 20:47, 48; Mal 4:1 bEzk 25:10


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Ezekiel prophesieth against Jerusalem with a sign of sighing.

1 ¶ And the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me, saying,ºª 2 Sonº of man,º setºª thy faceº toward² Jerusalem,º and dropºª [thy word] toward² the holy places,º and prophesyºª against² the landº of Israel,º 3 And sayºª to the landº of Israel,º Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Behold,² I [am] against² thee, and will draw forthºª my swordº out of his sheath,º² and will cut offºª from² thee the righteousº and the wicked.º 4 Seeing¹ then² that² I will cut offºª from² thee the righteousº and the wicked,º therefore² shall my swordº go forthºª out of his sheathº² against² all² fleshº from the southº² to the north:º 5 That all² fleshº may knowºª that² I² the LORDº have drawn forthºª my swordº out of his sheath:º² it shall not² returnºª any more.² 6 Sighºª therefore, thou² sonº of man,º with the breakingº of [thy] loins;º and with bitternessº sighºª before their eyes.º 7 And it shall be,² when² they sayºª unto² thee, Wherefore²² sighestºª thou?² that thou shalt answer,ºª For² the tidings;º because² it cometh:ºª and every² heartº shall melt,ºª and all² handsº shall be feeble,ºª and every² spiritº shall faint,ºª and all² kneesº shall be weak¹ª² [as] water:º behold,² it cometh,ºª and shall be brought to pass,ºª saithºª the Lordº GOD.º

[2] Dt 32:2; Jr 26:11; Ezk 4:3, 7; 6:2; 20:46; 25:2; 28:21; 29:2; 36:1; 38:2; Am 7:16; Mi 2:6, 11; Ac 6:13; Ep 6:19.
[3] Ex 15:9; Lv 26:25, 33; Dt 32:41; Jb 9:22; Ps 17:13; Ec 9:2; Is 10:5; 34:5; Jr 15:2; 21:13; 47:6; 50:31; 51:20, 25; Ezk 5:8, 12; 9:5; 14:17, 21; 21:9, 19; 26:3; Na 2:13; 3:5; Zp 2:12; Zc 13:7.
[4] Ezk 6:11; 7:2; 20:47.
[5] Nu 14:21; Dt 29:24; 1S 3:12; 1K 9:7; Is 45:23; 55:11; Jr 23:20; Ezk 20:48; 21:30; Na 1:9.
[6] Is 16:11; 21:3; 22:4; Jr 4:19; 9:17; 19:10; 30:6; Ezk 4:12; 6:11; 9:4; 12:3; 21:12; 37:20; Dn 5:6; 8:27; Na 2:10; Hab 3:16; Jn 11:33.
[7] Ex 15:15; Lv 26:36; Dt 20:8; Jsh 2:9; 5:1; 2S 17:10; 2K 21:12; Jb 4:3; Is 7:2; 13:7; 28:19; 35:3; Jr 6:22; 8:18; 49:23; 50:43; Lm 5:17; Ezk 7:2, 17, 26; 12:9, 22; 20:49; 24:19; Na 2:10; Lk 21:26; He 12:12; 1P 4:7.

The sharp and bright sword,

8 ¶ Again the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me, saying,ºª 9 Sonº of man,º prophesy,ºª and say,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORD;¹² Say,ºª A sword,º a swordº is sharpened,ºª and also² furbished:ºª 10 It is sharpenedºª to² make a sore¹ slaughter;ºª² it is furbished¹ª² that² it may glitter:º² should¹ we then² make mirth?ºª it contemnethºª the rodº of my son,º [as] every² tree.º 11 And he hath givenºª it to be furbished,ºª that it may be handled:ººª this² swordº is sharpened,ºª and it² is furbished,¹ª² to giveºª it into the handº of the slayer.ºª 12 Cryºª and howl,ºª sonº of man:º for² it² shall be² upon my people,º it² [shall be] upon all² the princesº of Israel:º terrorsºª by reason ofº the swordº shall be² upon² my people:º smiteºª therefore² upon² [thy] thigh.º 13 Because² [it is] a trial,ºª and what² if² [the sword] contemnºª even² the rod?º it shall be² no² [more], saithºª the Lordº GOD.º 14 Thou² therefore, sonº of man,º prophesy,ºª and smite¹ª [thine] handsº together,ººª² and let the swordº be doubledºª the third¹ time,² the swordº of the slain:º it² [is] the swordº of the greatº [men that are] slain,º which entereth into their privy chambers.ºª 15 I have setºª the pointº of the swordº against² all² their gates,º that² [their] heartº may faint,ºª and [their] ruinsº be multiplied:ºª ah!º [it is] made¹ª bright,º² [it is] wrapped upº for the slaughter.º 16 Go thee one way or other,ºª [either] on¹ª the right hand,ºª [or] on the left,ºª whithersoeverº thy faceº [is] set.ºª 17 I² will also² smiteºª mine hands¹ together,º² and I will cause my furyº to rest:ºª I² the LORDº have saidºª [it].

[9] Dt 32:41; Jb 20:25; Ps 7:11; Is 27:1; 34:5; 66:16; Jr 12:12; 15:2; Ezk 21:3, 15, 28; Am 9:4.
[10] 2S 7:14; Es 3:15; Ps 2:7; 89:26, 38; 110:5; Ec 3:4; Is 5:12; 22:12; Jr 46:4; Ezk 19:11; 20:47; 21:25; Am 6:3; Na 1:10; 3:3; Hab 3:11; Lk 21:34; Rv 2:27.
[11] Jr 25:9, 33; 51:20; Ezk 21:19.
[12] Jr 25:34; 31:12; Ezk 6:11; 9:8; 21:6, 14; 30:2; Jol 1:13; Mi 1:8.
[13] Jb 9:23; Ezk 21:10, 25, 27; 2Co 8:2.
[14] Lv 26:21, 24; Nu 24:10; 1K 20:30; 22:25; 2K 24:1, 10; 25:1; Ezk 6:11; 8:12; 21:17; Dn 3:19; Am 9:2.
[15] Jr 17:27; Ezk 15:7; 20:47; 21:7, 9, 10, 22, 28.
[16] Gn 13:9; Ezk 14:17; 16:46; 21:4, 20.
[17] Nu 24:10; Dt 28:63; Is 1:24; Ezk 5:13; 16:42; 21:14; 22:13; Zc 6:8.

against Jerusalem,

18 ¶ The wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me again, saying,ºª 19 Also, thou² sonº of man,º appointºª thee twoº ways,º that the swordº of the kingº of Babylonº may come:ºª both twainº shall come forthºª out of one¹ land:º²² and chooseºª thou a place,º chooseºª [it] at the headº of the wayº to the city.º 20 Appointºª a way,º that the swordº may comeºª to² Rabbathº of the Ammonites,ºº and to² Judahº in Jerusalemº the defenced.ºª 21 For² the kingº of Babylonº stoodºª at² the partingº of the way,º at the headº of the twoº ways,º to useºª divination:º he made [his] arrows¹ bright,ºª² he consultedºª with images,º he lookedºª in the liver.º 22 At his right handº was² the divinationº for Jerusalem,º to appointºª captains,º to openºª the mouthº in the slaughter,º to lift upºª the voiceº with shouting,º to appointºª [battering] ramsº against² the gates,º to castºª a mount,º [and] to buildºª a fort.º 23 And it shall be² unto them as a falseº divinationºª in their sight,º to them that have swornºª oaths:º but he² will call to remembranceºª the iniquity,º that they may be taken.ºª 24 Therefore² thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Because² ye have made your iniquityº to be remembered,ºª in that your transgressionsº are discovered,ºª so that in all² your doingsº your sinsº do appear;ºª because,² [I say], that ye are come to remembrance,ºª ye shall be takenºª with the hand.º

[19] Jr 1:10; Ezk 4:1; 5:1.
[20] Dt 3:11; 2S 5:9; 12:26; 2Ch 26:9; 32:5; 33:14; Ps 48:12; 125:1; Is 22:10; Jr 49:2; Lm 4:12; Ezk 25:5; Am 1:14.
[21] Gn 31:19, 30; Nu 23:28; Dt 18:10; Jg 17:5; 18:14, 18, 20, 24; 1S 15:23; 2K 23:24; Pv 16:10, 33; 21:1; Ho 3:4; 4:12; Zc 10:2; Ac 16:16.
[22] Ex 32:17; Jsh 6:10, 20; 1S 17:20; Jb 39:25; Jr 32:24; 33:4; 51:14; 52:4; Ezk 4:2.
[23] Nu 5:15; 1K 17:18; 2K 24:20; 25:1; 2Ch 36:13; Is 28:14; Jr 52:3; Ezk 11:3; 12:22; 17:13; 21:24; 29:16; Rv 16:19.
[24] Is 3:9; 22:17; Jr 2:34; 3:2; 5:27; 6:15; 8:12; 9:2; 15:2; Ezk 16:16; 22:3, 24; 23:5; 24:7; Ho 4:2; Am 9:1; Mi 3:10.

against the kingdom,

25 ¶ And thou,² profaneº wickedº princeº of Israel,º whose² dayº is come,ºª whenº iniquityº [shall have] an end,º 26 Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Removeºª the diadem,º and take offºª the crown:º this² [shall] not² [be] the same:º exaltºª [him that is] low,º and abaseºª [him that is] high.º 27 I will² overturn,º overturn,º overturn,º it: and² it² shall be¹ª² no² [more], until² he comeºª whose² rightº it is; and I will giveºª it [him].

[25] 2Ch 36:13; Ps 7:9; 9:5; Jr 24:8; 51:13; 52:2; Ezk 7:6; 17:19; 21:29; 30:3; 35:5.
[26] 1S 2:7; 2K 25:6, 27; Ps 75:7; 113:7; Jr 13:18; 39:6; 52:9, 31; Lm 5:16; Ezk 12:12; 16:12; 17:24; Lk 1:52.
[27] Gn 49:10; Nu 24:19; Ps 2:6; 72:7; Is 9:6; Jr 23:5; 30:21; 33:15, 21, 26; Ezk 17:22; 21:13; 34:23; 37:24; Dn 2:44; 9:25; Ho 3:5; Am 9:11; Mi 5:2; Hg 2:7, 21; Zc 6:12; 9:9; Mal 3:1; 4:2; Mt 28:18; Lk 1:32, 69; 2:11; Jn 1:4, 9; Ep 1:20; Php 2:9; He 12:26; 1P 3:22; Rv 19:11.

and against the Ammonites.

28 ¶ And thou,² sonº of man,º prophesyºª and say,ºª Thus² saithºª the Lordº GODº concerning² the Ammonites,ºº and concerning² their reproach;º even sayºª thou, The sword,º the swordº [is] drawn:ºª for the slaughterº [it is] furbished,ºª to consume¹ª² because of² the glittering:º 29 Whiles they seeºª vanityº unto thee, whiles they divineºª a lieº unto thee, to bringºª thee upon² the necksº of [them that are] slain,º of the wicked,º whose² day¹² is come,ºª whenº their iniquityº [shall have] an end.º 30 Shall I cause [it] to returnºª into² his sheath?º I will judgeºª thee in the placeº where² thou wast created,ºª in the landº of thy nativity.º 31 And I will pour outºª mine indignationº upon² thee, I will blowºª against² thee in the fireº of my wrath,º and deliverºª thee into the handº of brutishºª men,¹² [and] skilfulº to destroy.º 32 Thou shalt be² for fuelº to the fire;º thy bloodº shall be² in the midstº of the land;º thou shalt be no² [more] remembered:ºª for² I² the LORDº have spokenºª [it].

[28] Jr 49:1; Ezk 21:9, 20; 25:2; Am 1:13; Zp 2:8.
[29] Jb 18:20; Ps 37:13; Is 44:25; 47:13; Jr 27:9; Lm 2:14; Ezk 12:24; 13:10, 23; 21:25; 22:28.
[30] Gn 15:14; Jr 47:6; Ezk 16:3, 38; 21:4; 28:13, 15.
[31] Ps 18:15; Is 14:4; 30:33; 37:7; 40:7; Jr 4:7; 6:22; 51:20; Ezk 7:8; 14:19; 22:20, 22; Na 1:6; Hab 1:6; Hg 1:9.
[32] Nu 23:19; Is 34:3; Ezk 20:47; 21:30; 25:10; Zp 2:9; Mal 4:1; Mt 3:10, 12; 24:35.


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