Ezekiel 21:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished:

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 21:3 : 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
  • Ezek 21:15 : 15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
  • Ezek 21:28 : 28 And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is polished, to consume because of the glittering:
  • Amos 9:4 : 4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
  • Deut 32:41-42 : 41 If I sharpen my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward those who hate me. 42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenge upon the enemy.
  • Job 20:25 : 25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body; yes, the glittering sword comes out of his gall; terrors are upon him.
  • Ps 7:11-13 : 11 God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he does not turn back, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He has also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordains his arrows against the persecutors.
  • Isa 27:1 : 1 In that day the LORD with His cruel and great and strong sword shall punish Leviathan the piercing serpent, even Leviathan that twisted serpent; and He shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
  • Isa 34:5-6 : 5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
  • Isa 66:16 : 16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
  • Jer 12:12 : 12 The destroyers have come upon all the high places in the wilderness; for the sword of the LORD shall devour from one end of the land even to the other end of the land; no flesh shall have peace.
  • Jer 15:2 : 2 And it shall come to pass, if they say to you, Where shall we go forth? then you shall tell them, Thus says the LORD; Those for death, to death; and those for the sword, to the sword; and those for the famine, to the famine; and those for the captivity, to the captivity.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ezek 21:10-15
    6 verses
    85%

    10It is sharpened to make a great slaughter; it is polished that it may glitter: should we then rejoice? it despises the rod of my son, as every tree.

    11And he has given it to be polished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

    12Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors of the sword shall be upon my people: strike therefore upon your thigh.

    13Because it is a trial, and what if the sword despises even the rod? it shall be no more, says the Lord GOD.

    14You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which enters into their private chambers.

    15I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.

  • Ezek 21:28-29
    2 verses
    83%

    28And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is polished, to consume because of the glittering:

    29While they see vanity to you, while they divine a lie to you, to bring you upon the necks of the slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

  • Ezek 21:8
    81%

    8Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 21:1-6
    6 verses
    79%

    1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

    2Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and drop your word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

    3And say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.

    4Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

    5That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore.

    6Sigh therefore, son of man, with the breaking of your loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

  • Ezek 33:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

    2Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take one of their borders, and set him as their watchman:

  • Ezek 11:8
    76%

    8You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord GOD.

  • Ezek 14:17
    74%

    17Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, pass through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

  • Ezek 32:11
    74%

    11For thus says the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.

  • Joel 3:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

    10Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.

  • Job 19:29
    74%

    29Be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment.

  • Ezek 21:18-20
    3 verses
    74%

    18The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,

    19Also, son of man, appoint two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both shall come forth out of one land: and choose a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.

    20Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

  • Ezek 38:21
    74%

    21And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, says the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.

  • Ezek 12:21
    72%

    21The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 11:4
    72%

    4Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.

  • Ezek 29:8
    72%

    8Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and cut off man and beast from you.

  • Ezek 22:1
    72%

    1Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Isa 34:5
    71%

    5For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

  • Ezek 22:23
    71%

    23And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 22:17
    71%

    17And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 28:11
    71%

    11Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Jer 50:36
    71%

    36A sword is upon the liars; and they shall turn foolish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

  • Ezek 24:15
    70%

    15Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 9:1
    70%

    1He also cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Bring near those who have charge over the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand.

  • Isa 49:2
    70%

    2And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he has hidden me, and made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me;

  • Ezek 30:1
    70%

    1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

  • Jer 14:13
    70%

    13Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets say to them, 'You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.''

  • Jer 4:10
    70%

    10Then I said: Ah, Lord GOD! surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, You shall have peace; whereas the sword reaches to the soul.

  • Jer 14:15
    70%

    15Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, and I have not sent them, yet they say, 'Sword and famine shall not be in this land'—by sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.

  • Ezek 17:1
    69%

    1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 6:3
    69%

    3And say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.

  • Jer 47:6
    69%

    6O sword of the LORD, how long until you be quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest, and be still.

  • Isa 21:6
    69%

    6For the Lord has said to me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he sees.

  • Ezek 39:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9And those who dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, the javelins and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire for seven years.

    10They shall not take wood out of the field, nor cut down any from the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall take spoil from those who spoiled them, and rob those who robbed them, says the Lord GOD.

  • Deut 32:41
    69%

    41If I sharpen my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward those who hate me.