Ezekiel 21 : 1 (ERVEN)
So the word of the Lord came to me again. He said,
Ezekiel 21 : 2 (ERVEN)
"Son of man, look toward Jerusalem and speak against their holy places. Speak against the land of Israel for me.
Ezekiel 21 : 3 (ERVEN)
Say to the land of Israel, 'This is what the Lord said: I am against you! I will pull my sword from its sheath. I will remove all people from you�the good and the evil.
Ezekiel 21 : 4 (ERVEN)
I will cut both good people and evil people from you. I will pull my sword from its sheath and use it against all people from south to north.
Ezekiel 21 : 5 (ERVEN)
Then everyone will know that I am the Lord. They will know that I have pulled my sword from its sheath. My sword will not go back into its sheath again until it is finished.'
Ezekiel 21 : 6 (ERVEN)
"Son of man, make sad sounds like a sad person with a broken heart. Make these sad sounds in front of the people.
Ezekiel 21 : 7 (ERVEN)
Then they will ask you, 'Why are you making these sad sounds?' Then you must say, 'Because of the sad news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear. All hands will become weak. Every spirit will become weak. All knees will be like water.' Look, that bad news is coming. These things will happen!" This is what the Lord God said.
Ezekiel 21 : 8 (ERVEN)
The word of the Lord came to me. He said,
Ezekiel 21 : 9 (ERVEN)
"Son of man, speak to the people for me. Say this, 'This is what the Lord God says: "'Look, a sword, a sharp sword, and it has been polished.
Ezekiel 21 : 10 (ERVEN)
The sword was made sharp for killing. It was polished to flash like lightning. My son, you ran away from the stick I used to punish you. You refused to be punished with that wooden stick.
Ezekiel 21 : 11 (ERVEN)
So the sword has been polished. Now it can be used. The sword was sharpened and polished. Now it can be put in the hand of the killer.
Ezekiel 21 : 12 (ERVEN)
"'Son of man, shout out and scream because the sword will be used against my people and all the rulers of Israel. They wanted war�so they will be with my people when the sword comes. So slap your thigh to show your sadness,
Ezekiel 21 : 13 (ERVEN)
because it is not just a test. You refused to be punished with the wooden stick, so what else should I use to punish you? A sword? '" This is what the Lord God said.
Ezekiel 21 : 14 (ERVEN)
"Son of man, clap your hands to show your sadness, and speak to the people for me. "Let the sword come down twice, no, three times! This sword is for killing the people. This is the sword for the great killing. This sword will cut into them.
Ezekiel 21 : 15 (ERVEN)
Their hearts will melt with fear, and many people will fall. The sword will kill many people by the city gates. Yes, the sword will flash like lightning. It was polished to kill the people!
Ezekiel 21 : 16 (ERVEN)
Sword, be sharp! Cut on the right side. Cut straight ahead. Cut on the left side. Go wherever your edge was chosen to go.
Ezekiel 21 : 17 (ERVEN)
"Then I, too, will clap my hands and stop showing my anger. I, the Lord, have spoken!"
Ezekiel 21 : 18 (ERVEN)
The word of the Lord came to me. He said,
Ezekiel 21 : 19 (ERVEN)
"Son of man, draw two roads that the sword of the king of Babylon can use to come to Israel. Both roads will come from the same country. Then draw a sign at the head of the road to the city.
Ezekiel 21 : 20 (ERVEN)
Use the sign to show which road the sword will use. One road leads to the Ammonite city of Rabbah. The other road leads to Judah, to the protected city, Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 21 : 21 (ERVEN)
This shows that the king of Babylon has come to the place where the two roads separate. He has used magic signs to find the future. He shook some arrows. He asked questions from family idols. He looked at the liver from an animal he killed.
Ezekiel 21 : 22 (ERVEN)
"The signs tell him to take the road on his right, the road leading to Jerusalem! He plans to bring the battering rams. He will give the command, and his soldiers will begin the killing. They will shout the battle cry. Then they will build a wall of dirt around the city. They will build a dirt road leading up to the walls. They will build wooden towers to attack the city.
Ezekiel 21 : 23 (ERVEN)
Those magic signs mean nothing to the people of Israel. They have the promises they made. But the Lord will remember their sin, so the Israelites will be captured."
Ezekiel 21 : 24 (ERVEN)
This is what the Lord God says: "You have done many evil things. Your sins are very clear. You forced me to remember that you are guilty, so the enemy will catch you in his hand.
Ezekiel 21 : 25 (ERVEN)
And you, evil leader of Israel, you will be killed. Your time of punishment has come! The end is here!"
Ezekiel 21 : 26 (ERVEN)
This is what the Lord God says: "Take off the turban! Take off the crown! The time has come to change. The important leaders will be brought low, and those who are not important now will become important leaders.
Ezekiel 21 : 27 (ERVEN)
I will completely destroy that city! But this will not happen until the right man becomes the new king. Then I will let him have this city."
Ezekiel 21 : 28 (ERVEN)
"Son of man, speak to the people for me. Say this, 'This is what the Lord God says to the people of Ammon and their shameful god: "'Look, a sword! The sword is out of its sheath. It has been polished. The sword is ready to kill. It was polished to flash like lightning!
Ezekiel 21 : 29 (ERVEN)
"'Your visions are useless. Your magic will not help you. It is only a bunch of lies. The sword is now at the throats of evil men. They will soon be only dead bodies. Their time has come. The time has come for their evil to end.
Ezekiel 21 : 30 (ERVEN)
"'Put the sword back in its sheath. Babylon, I will judge you in the place where you were created, in the land where you were born.
Ezekiel 21 : 31 (ERVEN)
I will pour out my anger against you. My anger will burn you like a hot wind. I will hand you over to cruel men. Those men are skilled at killing people.
Ezekiel 21 : 32 (ERVEN)
You will be like fuel for the fire. Your blood will flow deep into the earth�people will never remember you again. I, the Lord, have spoken!'"
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