16 “Swords(A)[a] at the ready!
Thrust right!
Set your blade!
Thrust left—
Wherever your [b]edge is ordered!

17 “I also will (B)beat My fists together,
And (C)I will cause My fury to rest;
I, the Lord, have spoken.”

18 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:16 Lit. Sharpen yourself! or Unite yourself!
  2. Ezekiel 21:16 Lit. face

16 Slash to the right, you sword,
    then to the left,
    wherever your blade is turned.
17 I too will strike my hands(A) together,
    and my wrath(B) will subside.
I the Lord have spoken.(C)

18 The word of the Lord came to me:

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