Księga Ezechiela 21:10

Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska

Wyostrzony, aby dokonać rzezi, wypolerowany, aby lśnił. Czy mamy się cieszyć? Gdyż gardzi rózgą mego syna jak każdym drzewem.

Parallel Translations

Biblia Brzeska (1563)
Naostrzon jest na pomordowanie a wyprawion jest, aby się błyskał. Izaliż się weselić mamy, gdyż jest podniesion na laskę syna mego, która lekceważy każde drzewo.

Biblia Gdańska (1632)
Wyostrzony jest na pomordowanie ku zabiciu naznaczonych, wypolerowany jest, aby się lśnił. Izali się weselić mamy? Gdyż rózga syna mego każde drzewo lekce waży.

Nowe Przymierze Zaremba
(21:15) Wyostrzony na straszną rzeź, wybłyszczony, by spadać jak grom! Może mamy się cieszyć?! Berłem mego syna wzgardziło każde drzewo!

Nowa Biblia Gdańska (2012)
Niech wszelka cielesna natura S pozna, że Ja, WIEKUISTY, wydobyłem Mój miecz z jego pochew; gdyż więcej się nie cofnie.

Biblia Tysiąclecia
Wyostrzony jest na pomordowanie ku zabiciu naznaczonych, wypolerowany jest, aby się lśnił. Izali się weselić mamy? Gdyż rózga syna mego każde drzewo lekce waży.

Biblia Warszawska
I pozna wszelkie ciało, że Ja, Pan, wydobyłem swój miecz z jego pochwy i już nie wróci.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

it is furbished: Jeremiah 46:4, Nahum 3:3, Habakkuk 3:11

should: Esther 3:15, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Isaiah 5:12-14, Isaiah 22:12-14, Amos 6:3-7, Nahum 1:10, Luke 21:34, Luke 21:35

it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree: or, it is the rod of my son, it despiseth every tree, Ezekiel 21:25-27, Ezekiel 19:11-14, Ezekiel 20:47, 2 Samuel 7:14, Psalms 2:7-9, Psalms 89:26-32, Psalms 89:38-45, Psalms 110:5, Psalms 110:6, Revelation 2:27

Reciprocal: Numbers 17:2 - twelve rods Isaiah 34:6 - filled Ezekiel 7:10 - the rod Ezekiel 21:13 - contemn Ezekiel 21:15 - it is made Ezekiel 21:28 - The sword Hosea 9:1 - Rejoice Zechariah 13:7 - O sword

Gill's Notes on the Bible

It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter,.... To cut easily, and wound deeply, and make a slaughter of men, like beasts for sacrifice; a sacrifice to the justice of God for their sins, and so acceptable to him; and it is he indeed that sharpens it, or prepares the instruments of his vengeance, whether Chaldeans, or Romans, or both; and gives them might and courage to execute his will with great keenness of wrath and fury:

it is furbished that it may glitter; and so strike terror on those against whom it is drawn, and for whom it is prepared, as glittering armour does:

should we then make mirth? sing, and dance, and feast, and indulge ourselves in all kind of mirth and jollity, when this is the case, a drawn, sharp, glittering sword hangs over our heads? no, surely! there is good reason for you to lament and sigh, as I do; you ask me the reason of it, this is it; is there not a cause? there is; it is not a season for mirth; but for weeping and lamentation. The words may be rendered, "or let us rejoice" r; that is, if we can, ironically spoken.

It contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree; thus says the Lord God, this sword so sharpened and brightened despises the rod or sceptre (for so the word signifies) of Israel my son, my firstborn, and makes no more of it than a common stick, and cuts it to pieces, and destroys it; signifying hereby the easy destruction of the sceptre and kingdom of Judah by the sword of the Chaldeans or Romans. Some understand it of Christ the Son of God. The words may be rendered, "it is the rod of my son, it despiseth every tree" s; this sword, prepared, is no other than the rod of iron, which the Son of God makes use of to rule his enemies with, and break them in pieces; and no tree, high and low, can stand before it; it cuts down all, and destroys them, be they what they will; see Psalms 2:7. Cocceius interprets the former clause, "or we shall make merry" t, of the Father and of the Son, and of their delight and pleasure, while wrath was executed on their enemies.

r נשיש "laetemar", Castalio; "gaudeamus", Glassius. s שבט בני מאסת כל עץ "virga est filii me ilia spernit, [vel] quae spermit omne lignum", Tigurine, version, Piscator, the margin of our Bibles. t "Aut hilarabimur", Cocceius.

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 21:10. It contemneth the rod of my son — "It," the sword of Nebuchadnezzar, "contemneth the rod," despises the power and influence of my son-Israel, the Jewish people: "Out of Egypt have I called MY SON."

As every tree. — As all the stocks, kindreds, and nations, over which I have already given him commission. Can the rod of Israel be spared, when the trees of Assyria, Egypt, &c., have been cut down?