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Let the sword strike twice, even three times. It is a sword for slaughter— a sword for great slaughter, closing in on them from every side. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Son of man, prophesy to them and clap your hands. Then take the sword and brandish it twice, even three times, to symbolize the great massacre, the great massacre facing them on every side. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> “As for you, son of man, prophesy. Clap your hands and let the sword come down twice, yes, three times, the sword for those to be slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter, which surrounds them, <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> ‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side! <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/21.htm">New King James Version</a> “You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike your hands together. The third time let the sword do double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that slays the great men, That enters their private chambers. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “You therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them, <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them, <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and clap your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them, <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “You therefore, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them, <a href="/amp/ezekiel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “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], <a href="/csb/ezekiel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “So you, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together: Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword for massacre, a sword for great massacre — it surrounds them! <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword for massacre, a sword for great massacre— it surrounds them! <a href="/asv/ezekiel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded, which entereth into their chambers. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ezekiel, warn my people, then celebrate my victory by clapping your hands. My vicious sword will attack again and again, killing my people with every stroke. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded, which entereth into their chambers. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So prophesy, son of man. Clap your hands! Let the sword strike again and again. It's the sword for killing. It's the sword for killing many people. It's the sword that surrounds them. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Now, mortal man, prophesy. Clap your hands, and the sword will strike again and again. It is a sword that kills, a sword that terrifies and slaughters. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Now, Son of Man, prophesy as you strike your hands together. Let the sword that fatally wounds be doubled and tripled. That great, slaughtering sword closes in on them. I've set in place a slaughtering sword at the entrance to all their gates, <a href="/msb/ezekiel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side! <a href="/net/ezekiel/21.htm">NET Bible</a> "And you, son of man, prophesy, and clap your hands together. Let the sword strike twice, even three times! It is a sword for slaughter, a sword for the great slaughter surrounding them. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one who is deadly wounded, which enters into their rooms. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their private chambers. <a href="/web/ezekiel/21.htm">World English Bible</a> “You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together. Let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the fatally wounded. It is the sword of the great one who is fatally wounded, which enters into their rooms. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you, son of man, prophesy, "" And strike hand on hand, "" And the sword is bent a third time, "" The sword of the wounded! It [is] the sword of the wounded—the great one, "" That is entering the inner chamber to them. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy, And smite hand on hand, And bent is the sword a third time, The sword of the wounded! It is the sword of the wounded -- the great one, That is entering the inner chamber to them. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy, and strike hand to hand, and thou shalt double the sword the third time, the sword of the wounded: this the sword of the great wounded besieging them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thou therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike thy hands together, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled: this is the sword of a great slaughter, that maketh them stand amazed, <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike hand against hand, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled. This is the sword of the great slaughter, which causes them to be utterly stupefied, <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Bible</a> As for you, son of man, prophesy, and clap your hands! Let the sword strike twice, a third time. It is a sword of slaughter, A sword for slaughtering, whirling around them all, <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And you, mortal, prophesy; strike hand to hand. Let the sword fall twice, thrice; it is a sword for killing. A sword for great slaughter— it surrounds them;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You therefore, Son of man, prophesy and clap your hands, and let the sword smite double, and the third stroke is the stroke of the slain; this is the sword for a great slaughter that causes them to tremble, <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But you, son of man, prophesy and clap hands, hand on hand, and sword shall be doubled with sword, it is a third of the slain and the sword of the slain, for great is he who shakes them!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of those to be slain; it is the sword of the great one that is to be slain, which compasseth them about. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou, son of man, prophesy, and clap thine hands, and take a second sword: the third sword is the sword of the slain, the great sword of the slain: and thou shalt strike them with amazement, lest the heart should faint <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/21-14.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=5755" 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> …13Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD. 14<a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">‘So then,</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/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/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·haḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap̄ (N-fs) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">your hands together.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kāp̄ (N-fs) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power."></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.">Let the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/3717.htm" title="3717: wə·ṯik·kā·p̄êl (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3fs) -- To double, double over. A primitive root; to fold together; figuratively, to repeat.">strike two times,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: šə·lî·ši·ṯāh (Number-ofs:: 3fs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">even three.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">It</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fsc) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">is a sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥă·lā·lîm (N-mp) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">that slays,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fsc) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">a sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">of great</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥā·lāl (N-ms) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">slaughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/2314.htm" title="2314: ha·ḥō·ḏe·reṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To surround, enclose. A primitive root; properly, to inclose, i.e. to beset.">closing in on every side!</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> 15So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.…<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="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6-7</a> ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’ / How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.” <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/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29-31</a> For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’ / So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Isaiah 66:16</a> For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD. <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a> And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a> Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace. <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8</a> “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. <a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a> He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. <a href="/jeremiah/50-35.htm">Jeremiah 50:35-37</a> A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men. / A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. / A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered. <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a> In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea. <a href="/revelation/2-12.htm">Revelation 2:12</a> To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword. <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a> I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.” <a href="/isaiah/13-15.htm">Isaiah 13:15</a> Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword. <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a> And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a> For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite your hands together. and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which enters into their privy chambers.smite<a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17</a> I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.<a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Ezekiel 6:11</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.<a href="/numbers/24-10.htm">Numbers 24:10</a> And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.hands together [heb] hand to hand <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21,24</a> And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins… <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1,10-16</a> In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him… <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1</a> And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.entereth<a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Ezekiel 8:12</a> Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.<a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">1 Kings 20:30</a> But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.<a href="/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25</a> And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/exodus/39-9.htm">Doubled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-1.htm">Private</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-44.htm">Privy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-21.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-14.htm">Third</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/genesis/41-32.htm">Doubled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-11.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/matthew/6-6.htm">Private</a> <a href="/acts/5-2.htm">Privy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-1.htm">Third</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/nahum/1-9.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Wounded</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>So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. The term "son of man" is a title used frequently for Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and role as a prophet. Striking hands together is a gesture of emphasis or urgency, often used to draw attention to the seriousness of the message. This act symbolizes the certainty and imminence of God's judgment. In biblical times, gestures were a powerful part of communication, often used by prophets to convey divine messages.Let the sword strike two times, even three. The repetition of the sword striking signifies the intensity and completeness of the coming judgment. The number three often symbolizes completeness or finality in biblical literature. This imagery of the sword is a common biblical metaphor for divine judgment and warfare, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6</a> and <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>. The sword represents God's instrument of justice, cutting through sin and rebellion.It is a sword that slays, This phrase underscores the lethal nature of the judgment. The sword is not merely a threat but an active agent of death. In the context of Ezekiel, this refers to the Babylonian invasion, which would bring destruction to Jerusalem. Historically, the Babylonians were known for their military prowess and brutal conquests, fulfilling this prophecy of slaughter.a sword of great slaughter The emphasis on "great slaughter" highlights the extensive and devastating impact of the judgment. This is not a minor skirmish but a significant and overwhelming defeat. The historical context of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem in 586 BC aligns with this prophecy, as it resulted in massive loss of life and the destruction of the city and temple.closing in on every side! This phrase indicates the inescapable nature of the coming judgment. The imagery of being surrounded suggests that there is no refuge or escape from God's wrath. This reflects the historical reality of Jerusalem being besieged by Babylon, where the city was encircled and cut off from aid. Theologically, it serves as a warning of the comprehensive nature of divine judgment against sin.<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 during their exile in Babylon. Known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions. 2. <a href="/topical/s/son_of_man.htm">Son of Man</a> A title used frequently in Ezekiel, referring to the prophet himself. It emphasizes his humanity and role as a representative of God to the people. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sword.htm">Sword</a> Symbolizes God's judgment and the impending destruction that will come upon Jerusalem and its inhabitants due to their persistent rebellion and sin. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians as a result of their disobedience to God. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city facing imminent destruction as a consequence of its people's unfaithfulness and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> God's judgment is inevitable for those who persist in sin. The repeated striking of the sword signifies the surety and completeness of His justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Ezekiel's task to prophesy and act out God's message underscores the responsibility of God's messengers to faithfully deliver His word, regardless of its reception. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The impending judgment serves as a call to repentance. Believers are urged to examine their lives and turn away from sin before facing divine discipline. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> The passage highlights God's control over nations and history. Believers can trust in His ultimate plan and justice, even amidst chaos and destruction. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_symbolic_actions.htm">The Power of Symbolic Actions</a> Ezekiel's actions, such as striking his hands, demonstrate the power of symbolism in conveying spiritual truths. Believers can use creative means to communicate God's message effectively.<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_to_reconcile_ezekiel_6_8-9_with_2_kings_21_14.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 6:8-9, which speaks of a repentant remnant, with other passages (e.g., 2 Kings 21:14) suggesting total destruction or exile?</a> <a href="/q/is_child_sacrifice_in_ezekiel_16_20-21_credible.htm">How credible is the depiction of widespread child sacrifice in Ezekiel 16:20-21, given limited archaeological evidence for such practices in Jerusalem?</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>(14) Smite thine hands together.--A gesture of strong emotion (see <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm" title="I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.">Ezekiel 21:17</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm" title="Behold, therefore I have smitten my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been in the middle of you.">Ezekiel 22:13</a>, and comp. Note on <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm" title="Thus said the Lord GOD; Smite with your hand, and stamp with your foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.">Ezekiel 6:11</a>; <a href="/numbers/24-10.htm" title="And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.">Numbers 24:10</a>).Let the sword be doubled the third time.--The exact translation is here also obscure and difficult, but the meaning is plain that the activity of the sword is to be intensified to the utmost.The sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain.--Literally, the sword of the overthrown (plural), it is the sword of the overthrown (sing.), of the great one. The word translated slain does not necessarily mean actually killed, but is used in a moral as well as physical sense; and in <a href="/ezekiel/20-16.htm" title="Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.">Ezekiel 20:16</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/20-21.htm" title="Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.">Ezekiel 20:21</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/20-24.htm" title="Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.">Ezekiel 20:24</a>, as often, the verb from which this adjective is formed is translated polluted. The sword is called "the sword of the overthrown" because it is the means of their overthrow, and "the sword of the great one overthrown," with especial reference to the king. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Smite thine hands together, etc. Another gesture follows, either of horror and lamentation, or perhaps, looking to ver. 17, of imperative command. The sword is to do its thrice-redoubled work (the words emphasize generally the intensity, and are scarcely to be taken numerically, of the repeated invasions of the Chaldeans); it is "the sword of the slain" (better, pierced ones, or, with Revised Version, the deadly wounded). The next clause should be taken, with the Revised Version, in the singular - the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded; sc. the sword should smite the king as well as the people. For entereth into their privy chambers, read, with the Revised Version (margin), Ewald, and Keil, it compasseth them about. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So then, 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 son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֔ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being prophesy הִנָּבֵ֕א (hin·nā·ḇê) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> To prophesy, speak, by inspiration and strike וְהַ֖ךְ (wə·haḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike your hands together. כַּ֣ף (kap̄) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan Let the 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 strike two times, וְתִכָּפֵ֞ל (wə·ṯik·kā·p̄êl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3717.htm">Strong's 3717: </a> To fold together, to repeat even three. שְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙ (šə·lî·ši·ṯāh) Number - ordinal feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) It הִ֗יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a sword חֶ֣רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword [that] slays, חֲלָלִ֔ים (ḥă·lā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> Pierced, polluted a sword חֶ֚רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword that slays חָלָ֣ל (ḥā·lāl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> Pierced, polluted the great— הַגָּד֔וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent it surrounds them! הַחֹדֶ֖רֶת (ha·ḥō·ḏe·reṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2314.htm">Strong's 2314: </a> To inclose, to beset <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 21:14 You therefore son of man prophesy (Ezek. 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