Verse 6
Ezekiel 21:6
Free Bible Version
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You, son of man, you are to groan. Groan as if you're broken up inside, showing terrible sadness while they watch you.
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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A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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“Son of man, face towards Jerusalem and condemn their places of worship. Prophesy against the people...
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and tell them that this is what the Lord says: Watch out, because I'm going to attack you! I'm going...
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Because I'm going to destroy both the good and the bad, I will attack everyone from the north to the...
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Then the whole world will know that I, the Lord, have taken out my sword, and won't put it back agai...
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You, son of man, you are to groan. Groan as if you're broken up inside, showing terrible sadness whi...
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When they ask, ‘What are you groaning for?’ you are to tell them, ‘Because of the news that's coming...
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Another message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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“Son of man, prophesy! Tell them this is what the Lord says: There's a sword, a sword that's being s...
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It's sharpened for killing and polished so it will flash like lightning! (Are we to be happy, saying...
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The sword is being polished right now, ready to be used. It's sharp and polished, ready to be handed...
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Weep and wail, son of man, and slap your thigh in grief, for the sword is going to be used to attack...
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They will be tested. What if the scepter that despises others doesn't continue? declares the Lord Go...
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So son of man, prophesy and clap your hands. The sword will attack twice, and then a third time. It...
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I have placed a sword at all the gates of their city so that they may lose their courage, and many m...
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Slash right and left, whichever way you're facing.
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I will also clap my hands, and then my anger will be over. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
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Another message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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“Son of man, mark the two roads that the king of Babylon's army could take, beginning from the same...
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Have one sign point down the road for an attack on the Ammonite city of Rabbah, and another to attac...
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The king of Babylon is standing at the fork in the road where the two roads meet looking for a proph...
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He holds the sign for Jerusalem in his right hand. This is where he is going to set up battering ram...
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To those who have sworn to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar this will look like a false sign, but it will...
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So this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: Because you have revealed your guilt and demonstrated yo...
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As for you, you unclean, wicked prince of Israel, the time has come to complete your punishment.
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This is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: Take off your turban, and your crown. Things won't continue...
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I'm going to destroy everything, make it all a ruin! It won't be restored until its owner arrives, t...
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Prophesy, son of man, and announce that this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says about the Ammonites...
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even as your prophets give you false visions and prophecies that are lies. This sword will cut the n...
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Sword, go back to where you came from! I'm going to judge you right where you were created, in your...
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I will deal with you in my anger; I will breathe my fire of anger on you; I will hand you over to cr...
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You will be burned up like firewood. Your blood will be shed where you live. You will be forgotten,...
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