Verse 22
Ezekiel 21:22
New Living Translation
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The omen in his right hand says, ‘Jerusalem!’ With battering rams his soldiers will go against the gates, shouting for the kill. They will put up siege towers and build ramps against the walls.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/גַם אֲנִ֗י אַכֶּ֤ה כַפִּ/י֙ אֶל כַּפִּ֔/י וַ/הֲנִחֹתִ֖י חֲמָתִ֑/י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי
English Translation
And I will also strike my hand against my hand and I will rest my anger; I am Yahweh, I have spoken.
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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