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Ezekiel 21:14-16
Good News Translation
Ezekiel 21:14-16
Good News Translation
14 “Now, mortal man, prophesy. Clap your hands, and the sword will strike again and again. It is a sword that kills, a sword that terrifies[a] and slaughters. 15 It makes my people lose courage and stumble. I am threatening their city with a sword[b] that flashes like lightning and is ready to kill. 16 Cut to the right and the left, you sharp sword! Cut wherever you turn.[c]
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- Ezekiel 21:14 Some ancient translations terrifies; Hebrew unclear.
- Ezekiel 21:15 Probable text threatening … sword; Hebrew unclear.
- Ezekiel 21:16 Verse 16 in Hebrew is unclear.
Ezekiel 21:14-16
New International Version
Ezekiel 21:14-16
New International Version
14 “So then, son of man, prophesy
and strike your hands(A) together.
Let the sword strike twice,
even three times.
It is a sword for slaughter—
a sword for great slaughter,
closing in on them from every side.(B)
15 So that hearts may melt with fear(C)
and the fallen be many,
I have stationed the sword for slaughter[a]
at all their gates.
Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,
it is grasped for slaughter.(D)
16 Slash to the right, you sword,
then to the left,
wherever your blade is turned.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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