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The Two Witnesses

11 (A)I was then given a stick that looked like a measuring-rod, and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who are worshiping in the temple.

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The Two Witnesses

11 I was given a reed like a measuring rod(A) and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers.

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15 It makes my people lose courage and stumble. I am threatening their city with a sword[a] that flashes like lightning and is ready to kill.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:15 Probable text threatening … sword; Hebrew unclear.

15 So that hearts may melt with fear(A)
    and the fallen be many,
I have stationed the sword for slaughter[a]
    at all their gates.
Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,
    it is grasped for slaughter.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.