Ezekiel 21:8

New Living Translation

Then the Lord said to me,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version
Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord came to me:

New American Standard Bible
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Amplified Bible
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:

Complete Jewish Bible
tell the land of Isra'el that Adonai Elohim says, ‘I am against you. I will draw my sword from its scabbard and cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
The word of the Lord came to me. He said,

George Lamsa Translation
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord said to me,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Agayne, the worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:

American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and say to the land of Israel: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth My sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

King James Version (1611)
Againe, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Agayne, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,

Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:

New King James Version
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Life Bible
Again the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

New Revised Standard
And the word of the Lord came to me:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the word of Yahweh came unto me. saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
And the word of the LORD came to me:

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

THE MESSAGE
God 's Message to me: "Son of man, prophesy. Tell them, ‘The Master says: "‘A sword! A sword! razor-sharp and polished, Sharpened to kill, polished to flash like lightning! "‘My child, you've despised the scepter of Judah by worshiping every tree-idol.

Contextual Overview

⁸ Then the Lord said to me, ⁹ "Son of man, give the people this message from the Lord: "A sword, a sword is being sharpened and polished. ¹⁰ It is sharpened for terrible slaughter and polished to flash like lightning! Now will you laugh? Those far stronger than you have fallen beneath its power! ¹¹ Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished; it is being prepared for the executioner. ¹² "Son of man, cry out and wail; pound your thighs in anguish, for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders— everyone will die! ¹³ It will put them all to the test. What chance do they have? says the Sovereign Lord . ¹⁴ "Son of man, prophesy to them and clap your hands. Then take the sword and brandish it twice, even three times, to symbolize the great massacre, the great massacre facing them on every side. ¹⁵ Let their hearts melt with terror, for the sword glitters at every gate. It flashes like lightning and is polished for slaughter! ¹⁶ O sword, slash to the right, then slash to the left, wherever you will, wherever you want. ¹⁷ I, too, will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury. I, the Lord , have spoken!"

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate.

Genesis 26:30
So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together.

Genesis 29:22
So Laban invited everyone in the neighborhood and prepared a wedding feast.

Genesis 40:20
Pharaoh's birthday came three days later, and he prepared a banquet for all his officials and staff. He summoned his chief cup-bearer and chief baker to join the other officials.

Judges 14:10
As his father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party at Timnah, as was the custom for elite young men.

Judges 14:12
Samson said to them, "Let me tell you a riddle. If you solve my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give you thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing.

1 Samuel 1:22
But Hannah did not go. She told her husband, "Wait until the boy is weaned. Then I will take him to the Tabernacle and leave him there with the Lord permanently."

1 Samuel 25:36
When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal was throwing a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything about her meeting with David until dawn the next day.

2 Samuel 3:20
When Abner and twenty of his men came to Hebron, David entertained them with a great feast.

1 Kings 3:15
Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Lord's Covenant, where he sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he invited all his officials to a great banquet.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Again, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Either this is a new prophecy of another sword, distinct and different from that of the Chaldeans, even of the sword of the Romans, as Cocceius thinks or it is a further explanation of the former, and an enlargement upon it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The second word of judgment: the glittering and destroying sword. The passage may be called the “Lay of the Sword;” it is written in the form of Hebrew poetry, with its characteristic parallelism.

Ezekiel 21:10

It contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree - The rod is the scepter of dominion, assigned to Judah Genesis 49:10. The destroying sword of Babylon despises the scepter of Judah; it despises every tree. Others render the verse, “Shall we make mirth” (saying), “the rod of my son,” (the rod which corrects my people) “contemneth” (treats with scorn, utterly confounds) “every tree” (every other nation); or, the scepter of my people “contemneth” (proudly despises) every other nation. Proud as the people are, they shall be brought to sorrow.

Ezekiel 21:12

Terrors - Better as in the margin.

Smite upon thy thigh - A token of mourning (compare the marginal reference note).

Ezekiel 21:13

Or,

For it is put to the proof, and if it contemneth even the rod, What shall not be? saith the Lord

i. e., What horrors will not arise when the sword shall cut down without regard the ruling scepter of Judah!

Ezekiel 21:14

Doubled the third time - i. e., “thrice doubled” to express its violence and force.

The sword of the slain - The sword whereby men are to be slain.

Of the great men ... - Or, The sword of the mighty slain, which presseth hard upon them.

Ezekiel 21:15

The point of the sword - The threatening sword or terror; as in Genesis 3:24, “the flaming sword.”

And their ruins be multiplied - literally, “to the multiplication of stumblingblocks,” that is, so that the causes of their fall may be more numerous. Compare Jeremiah 46:16.

Made bright ... - Or,

Ah! It is prepared for a lightning-flash, Drawn for slaughter.

Ezekiel 21:16

The prophet addresses the sword,

Gather thyself up, O sword, to the right or to the left.

Another rendering is: “Turn thee backwards! get thee to the right! Set thee forwards (?)!get thee to the left! O whither is thy face appointed?

Ezekiel 21:17

The Lord smites together His hands in anger (marginal reference), man in consternation.