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Ezekiel 21:8

And the word of the Lord came to me:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prophecy;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;  

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 Living Translation
Then the Lord said to me,
New Life Bible
Again the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
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 And the word of the Lord came to me: 9 Mortal, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord; Say: A sword, a sword is sharpened, it is also polished; 10 it is sharpened for slaughter, honed to flash like lightning! How can we make merry? You have despised the rod, and all discipline. 11 The sword is given to be polished, to be grasped in the hand; it is sharpened, the sword is polished, to be placed in the slayer's hand. 12 Cry and wail, O mortal, for it is against my people; it is against all Israel's princes; they are thrown to the sword, together with my people. Ah! Strike the thigh! 13 For consider: What! If you despise the rod, will it not happen? says the Lord God . 14 And you, mortal, prophesy; strike hand to hand. Let the sword fall twice, thrice; it is a sword for killing. A sword for great slaughter— it surrounds them; 15 therefore hearts melt and many stumble. At all their gates I have set the point of the sword. Ah! It is made for flashing, it is polished for slaughter. 16 Attack to the right! Engage to the left! —wherever your edge is directed. 17 I too will strike hand to hand, I will satisfy my fury; I the Lord have spoken.

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
But he urged them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Genesis 26:30
So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
Genesis 29:22
So Laban gathered together all the people of the place, and made a feast.
Genesis 40:20
On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
Judges 14:10
His father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there as the young men were accustomed to do.
Judges 14:12
Samson said to them, "Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments.
1 Samuel 1:22
She made this vow: "O Lord of hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your servant, and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a male child, then I will set him before you as a nazirite until the day of his death. He shall drink neither wine nor intoxicants, and no razor shall touch his head." As she continued praying before the Lord , Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying silently; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought she was drunk. So Eli said to her, "How long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself? Put away your wine." But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman deeply troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord . Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation all this time." Then Eli answered, "Go in peace; the God of Israel grant the petition you have made to him." And she said, "Let your servant find favor in your sight." Then the woman went to her quarters, ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was sad no longer. They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord ; then they went back to their house at Ramah. Elkanah knew his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the Lord ." The man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow. But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, that he may appear in the presence of the Lord , and remain there forever; I will offer him as a nazirite for all time."
1 Samuel 25:36
Abigail came to Nabal; he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she told him nothing at all until the morning light.
2 Samuel 3:20
When Abner came with twenty men to David at Hebron, David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
1 Kings 3:15
Then Solomon awoke; it had been a dream. He came to Jerusalem where he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord . He offered up burnt offerings and offerings of well-being, and provided a feast for all his servants.

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.


 
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