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Ezekiel 21

Parable of the Sword of the LORD

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 1And the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to me sayingh559,

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"Sonh1121 of manh120,  aseth7760 your faceh6440 towardh413 Jerusalemh3389, and  1 bspeakh5197 againsth413 the sanctuariesh4720 and prophesyh5012 againsth413 the landh127 of Israelh3478;

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and sayh559 to the landh127 of Israelh3478, `Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, "Beholdh2009,  aI am againsth413 you; and I will drawh3318 My swordh2719 out of its sheathh8593 and cuth3772 offh3772 from you the  brighteoush6662 and the wickedh7563.

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"Becauseh3282 I will cuth3772 offh3772 from you the righteoush6662 and the wickedh7563, thereforeh3651 My swordh2719 will goh3318 forthh3318 from its sheathh8593 againsth413  aallh3605 fleshh1320 from southh5045 to northh6828.

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"Thus allh3605 fleshh1320 will knowh3045 that I, the LORDh3068, have drawnh3318 My swordh2719 out of its sheathh8593. It will  anot returnh7725 to its sheath againh5750."'

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"As for you, sonh1121 of manh120, groanh584 with breakingh7670  1hearth4975 and bitterh4814 griefh4814, groanh584 in their sighth5869.

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"And whenh3588 they sayh559 to you, `Whyh5921h4100 do you groanh584?' you shall sayh559, `Becauseh413 of the  anewsh8052 that is comingh935; and  beveryh3605 hearth3820 will melth4549, allh3605 handsh3027 will be feebleh7503, everyh3605 spirith7307 will  1fainth3543a and allh3605 kneesh1290 will  2be weakh1980 as waterh4325. Beholdh2009, it comesh935 and it will happenh1961,' declaresh5002 the Lordh136  3GODh3068."

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Again the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to me, sayingh559,

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"Sonh1121 of manh120, prophesyh5012 and sayh559, `Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068.' Sayh559, ` aA swordh2719, a swordh2719 sharpenedh2300 And alsoh1571 polishedh4803!

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`Sharpenedh2300 to makeh2873 a  aslaughterh2874, Polishedh4803  1to flashh1300 like lightningh1300!' Orh176 shall we rejoiceh7797, the  2rodh7626 of My sonh1121  bdespisingh3988a everyh3605 treeh6086?

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"It is givenh5414 to be polishedh4803, that it may be handledh8610; the swordh2719 is sharpenedh2300 and polishedh4803, to giveh5414 it into the handh3027 of the slayerh2026.

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aCryh2199 out and wailh3213, sonh1121 of manh120; for it is against My peopleh5971a, it is against allh3605 the  bofficialsh5387a of Israelh3478. They are deliveredh4048 over to the swordh2719 with My peopleh5971a, thereforeh3651 strikeh5606 your thighh3409.

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"For there is a testingh976; and whath4100 ifh518 evenh1571 the  1rodh7626 which despisesh3988a will be noh3808 more?" declaresh5002 the Lordh136 GODh3068.

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"You therefore, sonh1121 of manh120, prophesyh5012 and claph5221 your handsh3709 togetherh413h3709; and let the swordh2719 be  adoubledh3717 the thirdh7992 timeh7992, the swordh2719 for the slainh2491a. It is the swordh2719 for the greath1419 oneh1419 slainh2491a, which surroundsh2314 them,

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that their  aheartsh3820 may melth4127, and manyh7235a  bfallh4383 at allh3605 their  cgatesh8179. I have givenh5414 the glitteringh19 swordh2719. Ahh253! It is madeh6213a for striking like lightningh1300, it is wrappedh5844a up in readiness for slaughterh2874.

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1Showh2300 yourself sharph2300, goh3231 to the righth3231; seth7760 yourself; goh8041 to the lefth8041, whereverh575 your  2edgeh6440 is appointedh3259.

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"I will alsoh1571 claph5221 My handsh3709 togetherh413h3709, and I will  1 aappeaseh5117 My wrathh2534; I, the LORDh3068, have spokenh1696."

The Instrument of God's Judgment

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The wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to me sayingh559,

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"As for you, sonh1121 of manh120,  1 amakeh7760 twoh8147 waysh1870 for the swordh2719 of the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 to comeh935; bothh8147 of them will goh3318 out of oneh259 landh776. And  2makeh1254a a signposth3027;  3makeh1254a it at the headh7218 of the wayh1870 to the cityh5892b.

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"You shall  1markh7760 a wayh1870 for the swordh2719 to comeh935 to  aRabbahh7237 of the sonsh1121 of Ammonh5983, and to Judahh3063 into  bfortifiedh1219 Jerusalemh3389.

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"For the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 standsh5975 at the  1partingh517 of the wayh1870, at the headh7218 of the twoh8147 waysh1870, to useh7080  adivinationh7081; he  bshakesh7043 the arrowsh2671, he consultsh7592 the  2 chouseholdh8655 idolsh8655, he looksh7200 at the liverh3516.

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"Into his righth3225 handh3225 cameh1961 the divinationh7081, `Jerusalemh3389,' to  aseth7760 batteringh3733c ramsh3733c, to openh6605a the mouthh6310  1for slaughterh7524, to lifth7311 up the voiceh6963 with a battleh8643 cryh8643, to seth7760 batteringh3733c ramsh3733c againsth5921 the gatesh8179, to casth8210 up rampsh5550, to buildh1129 a siegeh1785 wallh1785.

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"And it will be to them like a falseh7723 divinationh7080 in their eyesh5869;  athey have sworn solemnh7650 oathsh7621. But he  bbringsh2142 iniquityh5771 to remembranceh2142, that they may be seizedh8610.

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"Thereforeh3651, thush3541 saysh559 the Lordh136 GODh3068, `Becauseh3282 you have made your iniquityh5771 to be rememberedh2142, in that your transgressionsh6588 are uncoveredh1540, so that in allh3605 your deedsh5949 your sinsh2403b appearh7200--becauseh3282 you have comeh2142 to remembranceh2142, you will be seizedh8610 with the handh3709.

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`And you, O slainh2491a, wickedh7563 oneh7563, the princeh5387a of Israelh3478, whoseh834  adayh3117 has comeh935, in the timeh6256 of the  1punishmenth5771 of the endh7093,'

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thush3541 saysh559 the Lordh136 GODh3068, `Removeh5493 the turbanh4701 and takeh7311 offh7311 the  acrownh5850; thish2088 will  1noh3808 longer be the sameh2088.  bExalth1361b that whichh8217 is lowh8217 and abaseh8213 that whichh1364 is highh1364.

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aA ruinh5754, a ruinh5754, a ruinh5754, I will makeh7760 it. Thish2088 alsoh1571 will be noh3808 more untilh5704  bHe comesh935 whoseh834 righth4941 it is, and I will giveh5414 it to Him.'

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"And you, sonh1121 of manh120, prophesyh5012 and sayh559, `Thush3541 saysh559 the Lordh136 GODh3068 concerningh413 the sonsh1121 of Ammonh5983 and concerningh413 their  areproachh2781,' and sayh559: `A swordh2719, a swordh2719 is drawnh6605a, polishedh4803 for the slaughterh2874, to cause it  1to  bconsumeh398, that it may be like lightningh1300--

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while they seeh2372 for you  afalseh7723 visionsh7723, while they divineh7080 liesh3577 for you--to placeh5414 you on the necksh6677 of the wickedh7563 whoh2491a are slainh2491a, whoseh834 dayh3117 has comeh935, in the  btimeh6256 of the  1punishmenth5771 of the endh7093.

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aReturnh7725 it to its sheathh8593. In the  bplaceh4725 whereh834 you were createdh1254a, in the landh776 of your originh4351, I will judgeh8199 you.

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`I will  apourh8210 out My indignationh2195 on you; I will  bblowh6315 on you with the fireh784 of My wrathh5678, and I will giveh5414 you into the handh3027 of brutalh1197b menh376,  1 cskilledh2796 in destructionh4889.

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`You will be  1 afuelh402 for the fireh784; your bloodh1818 will be in the midsth8432 of the landh776. You will  bnot be rememberedh2142, for I, the LORDh3068, have spokenh1696.' "



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