28 “And you, (A)son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God (B)concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say, (C)A sword, a sword (D)is drawn for the slaughter. (E)It is polished to consume and to flash like lightning— 29 while (F)they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you—to place you on the necks of the profane wicked, (G)whose day has come, the time of their final punishment. 30 (H)Return it to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, (I)I will judge you. 31 And (J)I will pour out my indignation upon you; (K)I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver you into the hands of (L)brutish men, skillful to destroy. 32 You shall be fuel for the fire. Your blood shall be in the midst of the land. (M)You shall be no more remembered, (N)for I the Lord have spoken.”

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28 And you, son of man,[a] prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the Ammonites[b] and concerning their disgrace,’ and you must say, ‘A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughtering; it is polished for holding, for flashing like lightning,[c] 29 when seeing a false vision for you in vain, when practicing divination for you falsely, to give[d] you on the neck of the profane ones of the wicked, whose day has come,[e] the time of final punishment.[f] 30 Return it to its sheath in the place where you were created. In the land of your origin I will judge you! 31 And I will pour out my anger on you; I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and I will give you into the hand of brutal men, skilled craftsmen of destruction. 32 You will be as fuel for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the earth. You will not be remembered, for I, Yahweh, I have spoken.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:28 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. Ezekiel 21:28 Literally “sons of Ammon”
  3. Ezekiel 21:28 Literally “for the sake of lightening”
  4. Ezekiel 21:29 Or “place”
  5. Ezekiel 21:29 Literally “who has come their day”
  6. Ezekiel 21:29 Literally “in the time of the punishment of the end”