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Ezekiel 21:12-14
Evangelical Heritage Version

12 Cry out and wail, son of man,

because the sword is against my people.

It is against all the princes of Israel.

They have been thrown to the sword together with my people.

Therefore, slap your thigh.[a]

13 Yes, testing is sure to come.
    What if the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more?[b]
    This is the declaration of the Lord God.
14 Now you, son of man, prophesy.
    Clap your hands together.[c]
    Let the sword strike two times or even three.
    It is a sword for those who are to be slain,
    a sword for great slaughter,[d]
    a sword that pursues even to the inner room,[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:12 Apparently an expression of grief
  2. Ezekiel 21:13 The verse is difficult, and the meaning is uncertain. It seems to be asking, “When the kings of Judah have been destroyed, how can the promise to David come true?” See verse 10 and verse 27.
  3. Ezekiel 21:14 Apparently a signal to begin the slaughter. Compare 21:17.
  4. Ezekiel 21:14 Or to slaughter the great
  5. Ezekiel 21:14 The meaning of this line is uncertain.
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