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Behold, it comes and it will happen,’ says the Lord GOD.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the LORD.’ Say, <t><p class="indent1">‘A sword, a sword [from Babylon] is sharpened <t><p class="indent1">And also polished! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>‘It is sharpened to make a slaughter, <t><p class="indent1">Polished to flash <i>and</i> glimmer like lightning!’ <p class="R">Shall we then rejoice [when such a disaster approaches]? But it rejects <i>and</i> views with contempt the scepter of My son [Judah]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The sword [of Babylon] is ready to be polished so that it may be handled <i>and</i> put to use; the sword is sharpened and polished to be put in the hand of the slayer (Nebuchadnezzar). <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword along with My [terrified] people. Therefore strike your thigh <i>and</i> strike your chest [in grief]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For this sword has been tested [on others]; and what if it views with contempt the scepter [of Judah]? The scepter shall be no more [but shall be swept away],” says the Lord GOD. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Therefore, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time [in intensity], the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter which surrounds them [so that no one can escape, even by hiding in their inner rooms], <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>so that hearts may melt, and many will fall at their gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made [to flash] like lightning; it is pointed <i>and</i> sharpened for slaughter. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Turn O sword and cut right or cut left, whichever way your thirst for blood <i>and</i> your edge direct you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I will also strike My hands together, and I will cause My wrath to rest. I the LORD have spoken.” <p class="hdg">The Instrument of God’s Judgment</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The word of the LORD came to me, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“As for you, son of man, mark out two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to come, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost; place it at the head of the way to the city. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>You shall point out a way for the [Babylonian] sword to come to Rabbah [the capital] of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the fork of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows, he consults the teraphim (household idols), he looks at the liver [of an animal for an omen]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>In his right hand is the lot marked for Jerusalem: to set battering rams, to open the mouth calling for destruction, to lift up the voice with a war cry, to set battering rams against the gates, to put up assault ramps, and to build siege walls. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>It will seem like a false divination in their eyes, those who have sworn solemn oaths [of allegiance to Nebuchadnezzar]. But he will remind them of their guilt [by rebelling and violating their oath], that they may be caught. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Because you have caused your guilt to be remembered, in that your rebellion is uncovered, so that your sins appear in everything that you do--because you have come to mind, you will be seized with the hand [of the enemy]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And you, O dishonored and wicked one [Zedekiah], the prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose time of final punishment is here,’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; things shall not remain as they have been. Exalt that which is low and abase the high. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! It shall no longer exist until He comes whose right it is [to reign], and I will give it <i>to Him.’</i> <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“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 <i>and</i> polished to put an end [to everything], and to flash like lightning, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>while they (Ammonite prophets) see false visions [of peace] for you, while they divine lies [of escape] for you--to place you [of Ammon] on the headless bodies of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, whose time of the final punishment is here. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Return the sword to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin (birth), I will judge you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>I will pour out My indignation on you [sons of Ammon]; I will blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and I will place you in the hand of brutal men, skilled in destruction. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>You will be fuel for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the land. 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