Verse 9
Ezekiel 21:9
Bible in Basic English
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Son of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been made sharp and polished:
Original Language Text
hebrew
יַ֛עַן אֲשֶׁר הִכְרַ֥תִּי מִמֵּ֖/ךְ צַדִּ֣יק וְ/רָשָׁ֑ע לָ֠/כֵן תֵּצֵ֨א חַרְבִּ֧/י מִ/תַּעְרָ֛/הּ אֶל כָּל בָּשָׂ֖ר מִ/נֶּ֥גֶב צָפֽוֹן
English Translation
Because I have cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore my sword shall go out from its sheath against all flesh from south to north.
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Chapter 21 Context
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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Son of man, let your face be turned to Jerusalem, let your words be dropped in the direction of her...
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And say to the land of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, and I will ta...
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Because I am going to have the upright and the evil cut off from you, for this cause my sword will g...
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And all flesh will see that I the Lord have taken my sword out of its cover: and it will never go ba...
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Make sounds of grief, son of man; with body bent and a bitter heart make sounds of grief before thei...
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And when they say to you, Why are you making sounds of grief? then say, Because of the news, for it...
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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Son of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been...
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It has been made sharp to give death; it is polished so that it may be like a thunder-flame: ...
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And I have given it to the polisher so that it may be taken in the hand: he has made the sword sharp...
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Give loud cries and make sounds of grief, O son of man: for it has come on my people, it has come on...
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So then, son of man, be a prophet, and put your hands together with a loud sound, and give two blows...
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In order that hearts may become soft, and the number of those who are falling may be increased, I ha...
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Be pointed to the right, to the left, wherever your edge is ordered.
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And I will put my hands together with a loud sound, and I will let my wrath have rest: I the Lord ha...
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And the word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
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And you, son of man, have two ways marked out, so that the sword of the king of Babylon may come; le...
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Put a pillar at the top of the road for the sword to come to Rabbah in the land of the children of A...
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For the king of Babylon took his place at the parting of the ways, at the top of the two roads, to m...
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At his right hand was the fate of Jerusalem, to give orders for destruction, to send up the war-cry,...
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And this answer given by secret arts will seem false to those who have given their oaths and have le...
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For this cause the Lord has said: Because you have made your evil-doing come to mind by the uncoveri...
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And you, O evil one, wounded to death, O ruler of Israel, whose day has come in the time of the last...
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This is what the Lord has said: Take away the holy head-dress, take off the crown: this will not be...
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I will let it be overturned, overturned, overturned: this will not be again till he comes whose righ...
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And you, son of man, say as a prophet, This is what the Lord has said about the children of Ammon an...
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Your vision is to no purpose, your use of secret arts gives a false answer, to put it on the necks o...
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Go back into your cover. In the place where you were made, in the land from which you were taken, I...
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And I will let loose my burning passion on you, breathing out on you the fire of my wrath: and I wil...
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You will be food for the fire; your blood will be drained out in the land; there will be no more mem...
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