Verse 1
Ezekiel 21:1
New Living Translation
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Then this message came to me from the LORD:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥/י לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 21 Context
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Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.
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Tell her, ‘This is what the LORD says: I am your enemy, O Israel, and I am about to unsheath my swor...
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Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the...
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Everyone in the world will know that I am the LORD. My sword is in my hand, and it will not return t...
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“Son of man, groan before the people! Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart.
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When they ask why you are groaning, tell them, ‘I groan because of the terrifying news I have heard....
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Then the LORD said to me,
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“Son of man, give the people this message from the Lord: “A sword, a sword<br>is being sharpened and...
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It is sharpened for terrible slaughter<br>and polished to flash like lightning!<br>Now will you laug...
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Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished;<br>it is being prepared for the executioner.<br>
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“Son of man, cry out and wail;<br>pound your thighs in anguish,<br>for that sword will slaughter my...
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It will put them all to the test.<br>What chance do they have?<br>says the Sovereign LORD.<br>
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“Son of man, prophesy to them<br>and clap your hands.<br>Then take the sword and brandish it twice,<...
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Let their hearts melt with terror,<br>for the sword glitters at every gate.<br>It flashes like light...
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O sword, slash to the right,<br>then slash to the left,<br>wherever you will,<br>wherever you want.<...
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I, too, will clap my hands,<br>and I will satisfy my fury.<br>I, the LORD, have spoken!”<br>
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Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, make a map and trace two routes on it for the sword of Babylon’s king to follow. Put a...
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one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem.
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The king of Babylon now stands at the fork, uncertain whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah. He call...
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The omen in his right hand says, ‘Jerusalem!’ With battering rams his soldiers will go against the g...
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The people of Jerusalem will think it is a false omen, because of their treaty with the Babylonians....
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“Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Again and again you remind me of your sin and your...
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“O you corrupt and wicked prince of Israel, your final day of reckoning is here!
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Take off your jeweled crown,<br>for the old order changes.<br...
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Destruction! Destruction!<br>I will surely destroy the kingdom.<br>And it will not be restored until...
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“And now, son of man, prophesy concerning the Ammonites and their mockery. Give them this message fr...
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Your prophets have given false visions,<br>and your fortune-tellers have told lies.<br>The sword wil...
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“Now return the sword to its sheath,<br>for in your own country,<br>the land of your birth,<br>I wil...
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I will pour out my fury on you<br>and blow on you with the fire of my anger.<br>I will hand you over...
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You will be fuel for the fire,<br>and your blood will be spilled in your own land.<br>You will be ut...
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