Ezekiel 21:9
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 21 connects to 10 cross-references. God commands Ezekiel to sigh with breaking heart and bitter grief as a sign, then to prophesy against the south. The oracle of the sword (drawn three times) announces devastation. The king of Babylon at the crossroads uses divination to …
Other Translations
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;
`Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said, Thus said Jehovah, say: A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished.
Son of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been made sharp and polished:
Cross References
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, …
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of …
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are …
God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even …
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of …
The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of …
For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord …
The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from …