Ezekiel 21:20-23
English Standard Version
20 Mark a way (A)for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, into Jerusalem the fortified. 21 For the king of Babylon stands (B)at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows; he consults (C)the teraphim;[a] he looks at the liver. 22 Into his right hand comes the divination for Jerusalem, (D)to set battering rams, to open the mouth with murder, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, (E)to cast up mounds, to build siege towers. 23 But to them it will seem like a false divination. (F)They have sworn solemn oaths, but he brings their guilt to remembrance, (G)that they may be taken.
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- Ezekiel 21:21 Or household idols
Ezekiel 21:20-23
New International Version
20 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites(A) and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem. 21 For the king of Babylon will stop at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He will cast lots(B) with arrows, he will consult his idols,(C) he will examine the liver.(D) 22 Into his right hand will come the lot for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to give the command to slaughter, to sound the battle cry,(E) to set battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp(F) and to erect siege works.(G) 23 It will seem like a false omen to those who have sworn allegiance to him, but he will remind(H) them of their guilt(I) and take them captive.
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