Ezekiel 21:13-15

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¹³Surely it will be a trial! And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter will not continue.”^[a] This is the declaration of the Lord God.

¹⁴“So you, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together:^(A)

Let the sword strike two times, even three.
It is a sword for massacre,
a sword for great massacre—
it surrounds^[b] them!
¹⁵I have appointed a sword^(B) for slaughter^[c]
at all their gates,
so that their hearts may melt
and many may stumble.
Yes! It is ready to flash like lightning;^(C)
it is drawn^[d] for slaughter.

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Footnotes

21:13 Hb obscure
21:14 Or penetrates
21:15 Hb obscure
21:15 Hb obscure

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