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15 so that hearts melt,
    and those who stumble will be many.
    At all their gates I have placed the point[a] of the sword.
    Yes, it is made to flash like lightning,
        unsheathed for slaughter.
16 Slash to the right. Thrust to the left—
    wherever your blade is directed.
17 Then I myself will clap my hands.[b]
    I will bring my wrath to an end.
    I, the Lord, have spoken.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:15 The meaning of this word is uncertain.
  2. Ezekiel 21:17 To signal the end of the slaughter