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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, into Jerusalem the fortified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mark out a road that the sword can take to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mark out a road that the sword can take to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Clearly mark where the two roads lead. One goes to Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and the other goes to Jerusalem, the fortified capital of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt appoint a way, for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Mark the road that the king and his sword can take to the Ammonite city of Rabbah, and mark the road that leads to Judah and the fortified city of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />One will show the king the way to the Ammonite city of Rabbah, and the other the way to Judah, to the fortified city, Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Set it to point one way for bringing the sword against Rabbah, the descendants of Ammon, and the other way against Judah and fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Mark out the routes for the sword to take: "Rabbah of the Ammonites" and "Judah with Jerusalem in it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem, the fortified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Appoint a way for the coming of the sword, "" To Rabbath of the sons of Ammon, "" And to Judah, in fortified Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A way appoint for the coming of the sword, Unto Rabbath of the sons of Ammon, And to Judah, in Jerusalem -- the fenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt set the way for the sword to come to Rabbath of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt make a way that the sword may come to Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and to Juda unto Jerusalem the strong city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall appoint a way, so that the sword may approach to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, or to Judah, into Jerusalem, greatly fortified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />so the sword can come to Rabbah of the Ammonites or to Judah and its fortress, Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />mark out the road for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites or to Judah and to Jerusalem the fortified.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And prepare a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah and to Jerusalem, the mighty city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make a road that the sword may come against Rabbath of the children of Amon, and against Yehuda, and against the mighty Jerusalem<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt make a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />that the sword may enter in upon Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and upon Judea, and upon Jerusalem in the midst thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5823" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">The LORD's Sword of Judgment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>“Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: tā·śîm (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">Mark out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">one road</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.">for the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to come</a> <a href="/hebrew/7237.htm" title="7237: rab·baṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Two places in Isr. Feminine of rab; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West.">against Rabbah</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.).">of 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/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and another</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">against Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1219.htm" title="1219: bə·ṣū·rāh (Adj-fs) -- To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose. A primitive root; to clip off; specifically to gather grapes; also to be isolated.">into fortified</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: ḇî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Isaiah 10:6</a></span><br />I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Jeremiah 21:7</a></span><br />‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1-7</a></span><br />So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1-3</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. / And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached. / Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Lamentations 2:3-4</a></span><br />In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it. / He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Jeremiah 50:9</a></span><br />For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17</a></span><br />Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth. / They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-28.htm">Daniel 5:28</a></span><br />PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">Jeremiah 50:41-42</a></span><br />Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth. / They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16-17</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. / For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-22</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defended.</p><p class="hdg">Rabbath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-5.htm">Ezekiel 25:5</a></b></br> And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a></b></br> For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead <i>was</i> a bedstead of iron; <i>is</i> it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits <i>was</i> the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26</a></b></br> And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.</p><p class="hdg">Rabbah </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9</a></b></br> So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/26-9.htm">2 Chronicles 26:9</a></b></br> Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning <i>of the wall</i>, and fortified them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm">2 Chronicles 32:5</a></b></br> Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised <i>it</i> up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo <i>in</i> the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-7.htm">Defenced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Rabbah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Rabbath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Road</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Defenced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-3.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-5.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-5.htm">Rabbah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Rabbath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Road</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-1.htm">Ezekiel prophesies against Jerusalem with a sign of sighing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-8.htm">The sharp and bright sword</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-18.htm">against Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">against the kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">and against the Ammonites</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine directive for judgment against the Ammonites, a neighboring nation of Israel. Rabbah was the capital city of the Ammonites, located east of the Jordan River. Historically, the Ammonites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel (<a href="/genesis/19-36.htm">Genesis 19:36-38</a>). The "sword" symbolizes impending warfare and destruction, a common biblical metaphor for divine judgment (<a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6-7</a>). This prophecy highlights God's sovereignty over nations and His use of other nations as instruments of judgment. The Ammonites' hostility towards Israel and their idolatrous practices warranted divine retribution (<a href="/ezekiel/25.htm">Ezekiel 25:1-7</a>).<p><b>and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem</b><br>This part of the verse shifts focus to Judah and its capital, Jerusalem. The mention of "fortified Jerusalem" underscores the city's strategic and spiritual significance. Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, making its judgment particularly poignant. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC (<a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25:1-10</a>). The dual path of the sword signifies that both the Ammonites and Judah are subject to God's judgment, reflecting the impartiality of divine justice. This also serves as a warning to Judah about the consequences of their disobedience and idolatry, despite their covenant relationship with God (<a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8-11</a>). The prophecy foreshadows the coming of Christ, who would ultimately fulfill the law and bring redemption, contrasting the judgment with the hope of restoration (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the exiles in Babylon. He is the author of the book and the one receiving the vision from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rabbah_of_the_ammonites.htm">Rabbah of the Ammonites</a></b><br>The capital city of the Ammonites, a people often in conflict with Israel. This city represents one of the targets of God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which includes Jerusalem. It is significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The fortified city and spiritual heart of Israel. It is a focal point of God's covenant with His people and a target of divine judgment due to their unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's impending judgment and the instrument of His wrath, often associated with warfare and destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God directs the course of history, including the rise and fall of nations. His judgments are purposeful and just.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's warnings through His prophets are not idle threats. They serve as a call to repentance and a reminder of His holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel are God's messengers, tasked with delivering difficult truths. Their messages often call for introspection and change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Persistent rebellion against God leads to inevitable judgment. This serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God's ultimate plan is for restoration and redemption. Believers can find hope in His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/david's_absence__align_or_contradict.htm">1 Chronicles 20:1: How does David's apparent absence during the battle align with or contradict other accounts of his military leadership?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Mark out</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּשִׂ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(tā·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one road</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the sword</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֔רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to come</span><br /><span class="heb">לָב֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Rabbah</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(rab·baṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7237.htm">Strong's 7237: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rabbah -- two places in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Ammonites,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [another]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into fortified</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצוּרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣū·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1219.htm">Strong's 1219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 21:20 You shall appoint a way (Ezek. 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