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Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: “A sword, a sword is drawn for your slaughter. It is polished to destroy, flashing like lightning! <a href="/esv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> “And you, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say, A sword, a sword is drawn for the slaughter. It is polished to consume and to flash like lightning— <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning— <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21.htm">King James Bible</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/21.htm">New King James Version</a> “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for flashing— <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says concerning the sons of Ammon and their taunting,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, sharpened for the slaughter, to make it consume, so that it may be like lightning— <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And you, son of man, prophesy and say, &#8216Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,&#8217 and say: &#8216A sword, a sword is drawn, polished for the slaughter, to cause it to consume, that it may be like lightning— <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, polished for the slaughter, to cause it to consume, that it may be like lightning— <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Now as for you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, polished for the slaughter, to cause it to consume, that it may be like lightning— <a href="/amp/ezekiel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach (disgrace),’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn for the slaughter; it is sharpened and polished to put an end [to everything], and to flash like lightning, <a href="/csb/ezekiel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Now you, son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt.’ You are to proclaim, ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now prophesy, son of man, and say: This is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt. You are to proclaim: A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning; <a href="/cev/ezekiel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD God said: Ezekiel, son of man, the Ammonites have insulted Israel, so condemn them and tell them I am saying: A sword is drawn, ready to slaughter; it is polished and prepared to kill as fast as lightning. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning: <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Son of man, prophesy. Tell them, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says about the Ammonites and their insults: A sword, a sword is drawn ready to kill. It's polished to destroy and flash like lightning. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Mortal man, prophesy. Announce what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying to the Ammonites, who are insulting Israel. Say to them: 'A sword is ready to destroy; It is polished to kill, to flash like lightning. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> And now Son of Man, prophesy to the Ammonites that this is what the Lord GOD says to the Ammonites about their approaching humiliation: "A sword! A sword is being drawn for slaughter. It's polished to flash like lightning. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ?A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning? <a href="/net/ezekiel/21.htm">NET Bible</a> "As for you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says concerning the Ammonites and their coming humiliation; say: "'A sword, a sword drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning-- <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "You, son of man, prophesy, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the people of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say, "A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning; <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: <a href="/web/ezekiel/21.htm">World English Bible</a> “You, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says this concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach: “A sword! A sword is drawn! It is polished for the slaughter, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you, son of man, prophesy, and you have said, Thus said Lord YHWH concerning the sons of Ammon, and concerning their reproach, and you have said: A sword, a sword, open for slaughter, "" Polished to the utmost for brightness! <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah concerning the sons of Ammon, and concerning their reproach: and thou hast said: A sword, a sword, open for slaughter, Polished to the utmost for brightness! <a href="/slt/ezekiel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah to the sons of Ammon, and for their reproach; and say, The sword, the sword was loosed: for slaughter it was polished, to consume for sake of the lightning:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach, and thou shalt say: sword, O sword, come out of the scabbard to kill, be furbished to destroy, and to glitter, <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And as for you, son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus says the Lord God to the sons of Ammon, and to their disgrace, and you shall say: O sword, O sword, unsheathe yourself so as to slay; polish yourself so as to kill and to shine, <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Bible</a> As for you, son of man, prophesy: Thus says the Lord GOD to the Ammonites and their insults: O sword, sword drawn for slaughter, burnished to consume, to flash lightning! <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> As for you, mortal, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; say: A sword, a sword! Drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you, Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the LORD God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach: even say, The sword, the sword is drawn for the slaughter; it is sharpened and it glitters; <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But you, son of man, prophesy and say: “Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS, concerning the children of Amon and concerning their shame, and say, ‘A sword, a sword, which is prepared for slaughter, and it is sharpened and flashing!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their taunt; and say thou: O sword, O sword keen-edged, Furbished for the slaughter, To the uttermost, because of the glitterings; <a href="/sep/ezekiel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy, and thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord, concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and thou shalt say, O sword, sword, drawn for slaughter, and drawn for destruction, awake, that thou mayest gleam. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5932" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">The LORD's Sword of Judgment</a> …27A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ 28<a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: hin·nā·ḇê (V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">prophesy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">that this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">concerning</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Ammonites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·pā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">and their contempt:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">‘A sword!</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">A sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: pə·ṯū·ḥāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">is drawn</a> <a href="/hebrew/2874.htm" title="2874: lə·ṭe·ḇaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Slaughtering, slaughter. From tabach; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast; abstr. Butchery.">for slaughter,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4803.htm" title="4803: mə·rū·ṭāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to make bald, to gall; also, to sharpen.">polished</a> <a href="/hebrew/3557.htm" title="3557: lə·hā·ḵîl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To comprehend, contain. A primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain.">to consume,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1300.htm" title="1300: bā·rāq (N-ms) -- Lightning. From baraq; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword.">flash like lightning—</a> 29while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a> When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a> Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ... <a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-9</a> This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ... <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” <a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3-4</a> but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever. <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a> Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!” <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a> So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins. <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Jeremiah 25:21</a> Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites; <a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a> This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.” <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Joel 3:19</a> Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood. <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a> When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ... <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Luke 10:10-16</a> But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare, / ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’ / I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. ... <a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a> So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a> See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say you, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:concerning the<a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20</a> Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.<a href="/ezekiel/25-2.htm">Ezekiel 25:2-7</a> Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; … <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1-5</a> Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? … the sword<a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Ezekiel 21:9,10</a> Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-5.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-11.htm">Furbished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Glittering</a> <a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Keen-Edged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Polished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-57.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-57.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">Uttermost</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/25-2.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-2.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-30.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Furbished</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Glittering</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Keen-Edged</a> <a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Polished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-2.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-30.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Uttermost</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 21</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/21-1.htm">Ezekiel prophesies against Jerusalem with a sign of sighing</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/21-8.htm">The sharp and bright sword</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/21-18.htm">against Jerusalem</a> 25. <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">against the kingdom</a> 28. <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">and against the Ammonites</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now prophesy, son of man, This phrase identifies Ezekiel as the "son of man," a term used frequently in the book to emphasize his humanity and role as a prophet. It underscores the divine authority given to Ezekiel to deliver God's message. The term "son of man" is also significant in the New Testament, where it is used by Jesus to refer to Himself, highlighting His role as the ultimate prophet and mediator between God and humanity.and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says This phrase establishes the divine origin of the message. It is not Ezekiel's own words but a direct communication from God. This underscores the authority and seriousness of the prophecy. The use of "Lord GOD" emphasizes God's sovereignty and power, a common theme in Ezekiel's prophecies.concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: The Ammonites were a neighboring nation of Israel, often in conflict with them. Their contempt refers to their hostility and mockery towards Israel, especially during times of Israel's distress. Historically, the Ammonites were descendants of Lot and had a long-standing enmity with Israel. This prophecy indicates that God is aware of their actions and will hold them accountable.‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, The sword symbolizes impending judgment and destruction. In biblical imagery, the sword often represents divine judgment (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a>). The repetition emphasizes the certainty and severity of the coming judgment. Historically, this could refer to the Babylonian army, which God used as an instrument of judgment against various nations, including the Ammonites.polished to consume, The polishing of the sword suggests readiness and inevitability. It is prepared to fulfill its purpose of judgment. This imagery conveys the thoroughness and decisiveness of God's judgment. The idea of consumption indicates total destruction, leaving nothing behind.to flash like lightning— The comparison to lightning suggests the suddenness and swiftness of the judgment. Lightning is often associated with divine presence and power in the Bible (e.g., <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>). This imagery reinforces the idea that God's judgment will be both powerful and unavoidable. The use of such vivid imagery serves to instill a sense of urgency and seriousness in the audience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites and surrounding nations during the Babylonian exile. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a> A neighboring nation of Israel, often in conflict with Israel, known for their contempt and hostility towards God's people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign and just God who pronounces judgment on nations, including the Ammonites, for their actions and attitudes. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a> Symbolizes God's impending judgment and the instrument of His wrath against the Ammonites. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a> The act of delivering God's message, often concerning future events, as Ezekiel does here regarding the Ammonites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations and their destinies. His judgments are just and serve His divine purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_contempt.htm">The Consequences of Contempt</a> The Ammonites' contempt for God's people led to their downfall. We must guard against attitudes of pride and hostility. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> Just as the sword is drawn and polished, God's judgment is certain and will come to pass. We should live in a way that honors God and avoids His wrath. <a href="/topical/p/prophetic_warnings.htm">Prophetic Warnings</a> God often provides warnings through His prophets. We should heed these warnings and align our lives with His will. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a> In a world where injustice seems prevalent, we can trust that God will ultimately bring about justice in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 21</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_21's_judgment_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">How can the severe judgment imagery in Ezekiel 21 be reconciled with teachings elsewhere in Scripture about God's mercy?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_outside_bible_for_ezekiel_21.htm">Is there any evidence outside the Bible supporting the military and political tumult depicted throughout Ezekiel 21?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_god_destroy_both_justly.htm">In Ezekiel 21:3-4, how can God threaten to destroy both the righteous and the wicked without contradicting other texts that portray Him as just?</a> <a href="/q/was_luke_21_20-24_written_post-event.htm">In Luke 21:20-24, was Jesus prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem before it happened, or was this written after the fact?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) Concerning the Ammonites.--At the opening of this prophecy (<a href="/context/ezekiel/21-19.htm" title="Also, you son of man, appoint you two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both two shall come forth out of one land: and choose you a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.">Ezekiel 21:19-20</a>) the king of Babylon was represented as hesitating whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah, and as being led to the determination of attacking the former. This would leave the inference that the Ammonites might escape altogether; and from the destruction of God's peculiar people, along with the immunity of their ancient enemies, the heathen would be likely to draw conclusions inconsistent with the power and majesty of God. Hence this prophecy is added to show that His judgments shall certainly fall on them also, and in this case the ruin foretold is final and hopeless, without the promise given to Israel in <a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm" title="I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.">Ezekiel 21:27</a>. Another prophecy against Ammon is given in <a href="/context/ezekiel/25-1.htm" title="The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,">Ezekiel 25:1-7</a>. As a matter of history, the Ammonites were conquered, and their country desolated, by Nebuchadnezzar a few years after the destruction of Jerusalem, and they gradually dwindled away until their name and place among the nations finally disappeared.Their reproach--i.e., their exultation in the desolation of Israel. (See <a href="/ezekiel/25-3.htm" title="And say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus said the Lord GOD; Because you said, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;">Ezekiel 25:3</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm" title="I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.">Zephaniah 2:8</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 28. - Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites. Ezekiel has not forgotten that scene at the parting of the ways. The Ammonites, when they saw the issue of the divination, and the march of the Chaldean army to the west, thought themselves safe. They took up their reproach against Jerusalem, and exulted in its fall. They are warned, as in another strophe of the "Lay of the Sword of Jehovah," that their confidence is vain (comp. <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8</a> for a like exultation at an earlier period). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you prophesy, הִנָּבֵ֤א (hin·nā·ḇê) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> To prophesy, speak, by inspiration son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being and declare וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say that this is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהֹוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say concerning אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the Ammonites בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and their contempt: חֶרְפָּתָ֑ם (ḥer·pā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda ‘A sword! חֶ֣רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword A sword חֶ֤רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword is drawn פְּתוּחָה֙ (pə·ṯū·ḥāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve for slaughter, לְטֶ֣בַח (lə·ṭe·ḇaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2874.htm">Strong's 2874: </a> Something slaughtered, a beast, butchery polished מְרוּטָ֔ה (mə·rū·ṭāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4803.htm">Strong's 4803: </a> To make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish to consume, לְהָכִ֖יל (lə·hā·ḵîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat to לְמַ֥עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent flash like lightning. בָּרָֽק׃ (bā·rāq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1300.htm">Strong's 1300: </a> Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 21:28 You son of man prophesy and say (Ezek. 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