Ezekiel 21 (BSB)

1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel 3 and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked. 4 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north. 5 Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’ 6 But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief. 7 And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.” 8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9 “Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword,sharpened and polished— 10 it is sharpened for the slaughter,polished to flash like lightning!Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son?The sword despises every such stick. 11 The sword is appointed to be polished,to be grasped in the hand.It is sharpened and polished,to be placed in the hand of the slayer. 12 Cry out and wail,O son of man,for the sword is wielded against My people;it is against all the princes of Israel!They are tossed to the sword with My people;therefore strike your thigh. 13 Surely testing will come!And what if even the scepter,which the sword despises,does not continue?’declares the Lord GOD. 14 ‘So then, son of man,prophesy and strike your hands together.Let the sword strike two times,even three.It is a sword that slays,a sword of great slaughterclosing in on every side! 15 So that their hearts may meltand many may stumble,I have appointed at all their gatesa sword for slaughter.Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning;it is drawn for slaughter. 16 Slash to the right;set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed. 17 I too will strike My hands together,and I will satisfy My wrath.’I, the LORD, have spoken.” 18 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 19 “Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city. 20 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem. 21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver. 22 In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall. 23 It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive. 24 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have drawn attention to your guilt, exposing your transgressions, so that your sins are revealed in all your deeds—because you have come to remembrance—you shall be taken in hand. 25 And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel,the day has come for your final punishment.’ 26 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban,and take off the crown.Things will not remain as they are:Exalt the lowlyand bring low the exalted. 27 A ruin, a ruin,I will make it a ruin!And it will not be restoreduntil the arrival of Him to whom it belongs,to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ 28 Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A swordis drawn for slaughter,polished to consume,to flash like lightning— 29 while they offer false visions for youand lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necksof the wicked who are slain,whose day has come,the time of their final punishment. 30 Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created,in the land of your origin,I will judge you. 31 I will pour out My anger upon you;I will breathe the fire of My fury against you;I will hand you over to brutal men,skilled in destruction. 32 You will be fuel for the fire.Your blood will stain your own land.You will not be remembered,for I, the LORD, have spoken.’”

In Other Versions

Ezekiel 21 in the ANGEFD

Ezekiel 21 in the ANTPNG2D

Ezekiel 21 in the AS21

Ezekiel 21 in the BAGH

Ezekiel 21 in the BBPNG

Ezekiel 21 in the BBT1E

Ezekiel 21 in the BDS

Ezekiel 21 in the BEV

Ezekiel 21 in the BHAD

Ezekiel 21 in the BIB

Ezekiel 21 in the BLPT

Ezekiel 21 in the BNT

Ezekiel 21 in the BNTABOOT

Ezekiel 21 in the BNTLV

Ezekiel 21 in the BOATCB

Ezekiel 21 in the BOATCB2

Ezekiel 21 in the BOBCV

Ezekiel 21 in the BOCNT

Ezekiel 21 in the BOECS

Ezekiel 21 in the BOGWICC

Ezekiel 21 in the BOHCB

Ezekiel 21 in the BOHCV

Ezekiel 21 in the BOHLNT

Ezekiel 21 in the BOHNTLTAL

Ezekiel 21 in the BOICB

Ezekiel 21 in the BOILNTAP

Ezekiel 21 in the BOITCV

Ezekiel 21 in the BOKCV

Ezekiel 21 in the BOKCV2

Ezekiel 21 in the BOKHWOG

Ezekiel 21 in the BOKSSV

Ezekiel 21 in the BOLCB

Ezekiel 21 in the BOLCB2

Ezekiel 21 in the BOMCV

Ezekiel 21 in the BONAV

Ezekiel 21 in the BONCB

Ezekiel 21 in the BONLT

Ezekiel 21 in the BONUT2

Ezekiel 21 in the BOPLNT

Ezekiel 21 in the BOSCB

Ezekiel 21 in the BOSNC

Ezekiel 21 in the BOTLNT

Ezekiel 21 in the BOVCB

Ezekiel 21 in the BOYCB

Ezekiel 21 in the BPBB

Ezekiel 21 in the BPH

Ezekiel 21 in the CCB

Ezekiel 21 in the CUV

Ezekiel 21 in the CUVS

Ezekiel 21 in the DBT

Ezekiel 21 in the DGDNT

Ezekiel 21 in the DHNT

Ezekiel 21 in the DNT

Ezekiel 21 in the ELBE

Ezekiel 21 in the EMTV

Ezekiel 21 in the ESV

Ezekiel 21 in the FBV

Ezekiel 21 in the FEB

Ezekiel 21 in the GGMNT

Ezekiel 21 in the GNT

Ezekiel 21 in the HARY

Ezekiel 21 in the HNT

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVA

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVB

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVG

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVH

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVK

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVM

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVM2

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVO

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVP

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVT

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVT2

Ezekiel 21 in the IRVU

Ezekiel 21 in the ISVN

Ezekiel 21 in the JSNT

Ezekiel 21 in the KAPI

Ezekiel 21 in the KBT1ETNIK

Ezekiel 21 in the KBV

Ezekiel 21 in the KJV

Ezekiel 21 in the KNFD

Ezekiel 21 in the LBA

Ezekiel 21 in the LBLA

Ezekiel 21 in the LNT

Ezekiel 21 in the LSV

Ezekiel 21 in the MAAL

Ezekiel 21 in the MBV

Ezekiel 21 in the MBV2

Ezekiel 21 in the MHNT

Ezekiel 21 in the MKNFD

Ezekiel 21 in the MNG

Ezekiel 21 in the MNT

Ezekiel 21 in the MNT2

Ezekiel 21 in the MRS1T

Ezekiel 21 in the NAA

Ezekiel 21 in the NASB

Ezekiel 21 in the NBLA

Ezekiel 21 in the NBS

Ezekiel 21 in the NBVTP

Ezekiel 21 in the NET2

Ezekiel 21 in the NIV11

Ezekiel 21 in the NNT

Ezekiel 21 in the NNT2

Ezekiel 21 in the NNT3

Ezekiel 21 in the PDDPT

Ezekiel 21 in the PFNT

Ezekiel 21 in the RMNT

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIAS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIBS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIBS2

Ezekiel 21 in the SBICS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIDS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIGS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIHS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIIS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIIS2

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIIS3

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIKS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIKS2

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIMS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIOS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIPS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBISS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBITS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBITS2

Ezekiel 21 in the SBITS3

Ezekiel 21 in the SBITS4

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIUS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBIVS

Ezekiel 21 in the SBT

Ezekiel 21 in the SBT1E

Ezekiel 21 in the SCHL

Ezekiel 21 in the SNT

Ezekiel 21 in the SUSU

Ezekiel 21 in the SUSU2

Ezekiel 21 in the SYNO

Ezekiel 21 in the TBIAOTANT

Ezekiel 21 in the TBT1E

Ezekiel 21 in the TBT1E2

Ezekiel 21 in the TFTIP

Ezekiel 21 in the TFTU

Ezekiel 21 in the TGNTATF3T

Ezekiel 21 in the THAI

Ezekiel 21 in the TNFD

Ezekiel 21 in the TNT

Ezekiel 21 in the TNTIK

Ezekiel 21 in the TNTIL

Ezekiel 21 in the TNTIN

Ezekiel 21 in the TNTIP

Ezekiel 21 in the TNTIZ

Ezekiel 21 in the TOMA

Ezekiel 21 in the TTENT

Ezekiel 21 in the UBG

Ezekiel 21 in the UGV

Ezekiel 21 in the UGV2

Ezekiel 21 in the UGV3

Ezekiel 21 in the VBL

Ezekiel 21 in the VDCC

Ezekiel 21 in the YALU

Ezekiel 21 in the YAPE

Ezekiel 21 in the YBVTP

Ezekiel 21 in the ZBP