The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[LoveinChrist]

Ezekiel 20:47 (NKJV)

and say to the forest of the South, ‘Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be scorched by it

 

[LoveinChrist]

Ezekiel 20:48 (NKJV)

All flesh shall see that I, the Lord, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.” ’

 

[LoveinChrist]

Ezekiel 20:49 (NKJV)

Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak parables?’ ”

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:1 (NIV)

The word of the Lord came to me:

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:2 (NIV)

‘Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezekiel 21:3 (NASB)
and say to the land of Israel, ‘This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am against you; and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezekiel 21:4 (NKJV)
Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north,

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:5 (NIV)

Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword from its sheath; it will not return again.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:6 (NIV)

‘Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezekiel 21:7 (ESV)
And when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that it is coming. Every heart will melt, and all hands will be feeble; every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming, and it will be fulfilled,’” declares the Lord GOD.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezekiel 21:8 (BSB)
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:9 (CSB)

“Son of man, prophesy, ‘This is what the Lord says! ’ You are to proclaim, ‘A sword! A sword is sharpened and also polished.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:10 (CSB)

“It is sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice? The scepter of my son,
the sword despises every tree

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezekiel 21:11 (NKJV)
And He has given it to be polished, That it may be handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished To be given into the hand of the slayer.’

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezekiel 21:12 (NKJV)
“Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike your thigh.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:13 (NET)

“‘For testing will come, and what will happen when the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more?
declares the Sovereign Lord.’

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:14 (NET)

“And you, son of man, prophesy, and clap your hands together. Let the sword strike twice, even three times!
It is a sword for slaughter, a sword for the great slaughter surrounding them.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezekiel 21:15 (NKJV)
I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble. Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter:

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezekiel 21:16 (NKJV)
“Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade! Thrust left— Wherever your edge is ordered!

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ezekiel 21:17 (NIV)

I too will strike my hands together, and my wrath will subside. I the Lord have spoken.’