10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter, and it is furbished that it may [a]glitter: how shall we rejoice? for it contemneth the [b]rod of my son, as [c]all other trees.

11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that he may handle it: this sword is sharp, and is furbished that he may give it into the hand of the [d]slayer.

12 Cry and howl, son of man: for this shall come to my people, and it shall come unto all the princes of Israel: the terrors of the sword shall be upon my people, [e]smite therefore upon thy thigh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:10 And so cause a fear.
  2. Ezekiel 21:10 Meaning, the scepter: showing that it will not spare the King, who should be as the son of God, and in his place.
  3. Ezekiel 21:10 That is, the rest of the people.
  4. Ezekiel 21:11 To wit, unto the army of the Chaldeans.
  5. Ezekiel 21:12 Read Jer. 31:19.

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