Study Desk

And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and drop a word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel.

And say to the land of Israel, So says Jehovah: Behold, I am against you and My sword goes out from its sheath, and I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.

Because I will cut off the righteous and the wicked from you, therefore, My sword shall go out from its sheath against all flesh, from the Negeb to the north.

And all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought out My sword from its sheath; it shall not return any more.

And you, son of man, groan with the breaking of your loins, and groan with bitterness before their eyes.

And it will be, when they say to you, For what do you groan? Then you shall say, Because of the news that is coming. And every heart will melt, and all hands will become feeble. And every spiritwill faint and all knees will go down as water. Behold, it comes, and it shall be, declares the Lord Jehovah.

And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

Son of man, prophesy and say, So says the Lord: Say, A sword! A sword is sharpened and also is polished!

It is sharpened in order to slaughter a slaughter. It is polished so that there may be a flash to it. Or shall we rejoice? You are despising the rod of My son, as if it were every tree.

And He has given it to be polished, to be taken by the hand. The sword, it is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

Cry out and howl, son of man. For it shall be on My people. It shall be on all the rulers of Israel; they are thrown to the sword with My people, so slap your thigh,

because it is a test. And what if even the despising rod shall not be? declares the Lord Jehovah.

And you, son of man, prophesy and strike hand to hand. And let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain. It is the sword of the slain, the great one that surrounds them,

so that their heart may melt and many stumble at all their gates. I have given the slaughter by the sword. Ah! It is made like lightning, it is wrapped for a slaughter.

Sharpen yourself on the right! Set yourself on the left, wherever your face is appointed.

And also I, I will strike My hand to My hand, and I will cause My fury to rest. I, Jehovah, have spoken.