Ezekiel 21:13
“‘For testing will come, and what will happen when the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more? declares the Sovereign LORD.’
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Referenced Verses
- Ezek 21:10 : 10 It is sharpened for slaughter, it is polished to flash like lightning!“‘Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree!
- Ezek 21:25 : 25 “‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of final punishment,
- 2 Cor 8:2 : 2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.
- Job 9:23 : 23 If a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.
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- Ezek 21:8-125 verses78%
8 The LORD’s message came to me:
9 “Son of man, prophesy and say:‘This is what the Lord says:“‘A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished.
10 It is sharpened for slaughter, it is polished to flash like lightning!“‘Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree!
11 “‘He gave it to be polished, to be grasped in the hand– the sword is sharpened, it is polished– giving it into the hand of the executioner.
12 Cry out and moan, son of man, for it is wielded against my people; against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered up to the sword, along with my people. Therefore, strike your thigh.
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8 You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,’ declares the Sovereign LORD.
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29 Fear the sword yourselves, for wrath brings the punishment by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment.”
- Ezek 21:3-64 verses75%
3 and say to them,‘This is what the LORD says: Look, I am against you. 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 from you both the righteous and the wicked, my sword will go out from its sheath against everyone from the south to the north.
5 Then everyone will know that I am the LORD, who drew my sword from its sheath– it will not be sheathed again!’
6 “And you, son of man, groan with an aching heart and bitterness; groan before their eyes.
- Ezek 21:14-152 verses75%
14 “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.
15 So hearts melt with fear and many stumble. At all their gates I have stationed the sword for slaughter. Ah! It is made to flash, it is drawn for slaughter!
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17 “Or suppose I were to bring a sword against that land and say,‘Let a sword pass through the land,’ and I were to kill both people and animals.
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28 “As for you, son of man, prophesy and say,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says concerning the Ammonites and their coming humiliation; say:“‘A sword, a sword drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning–
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11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘The sword of the king of Babylon will attack you.
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13 Then I said,“Oh, Sovereign LORD, look! The prophets are telling them that you said,‘You will not experience war or suffer famine. I will give you lasting peace and prosperity in this land.’”
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15 Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!
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8 “‘Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will kill every person and every animal.
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20 But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Know for certain that the LORD has spoken.
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12 Oracle of Deliverance to Judah This is what the LORD says:“Even though they are powerful– and what is more, even though their army is numerous– nevertheless, they will be destroyed and trickle away! Although I afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
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18 The LORD’s message came to me:
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14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong when I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it!
- Ezek 21:30-312 verses70%
30 Return it to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in your native land, I will judge you.
31 I will pour out my anger on you; the fire of my fury I will blow on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, who are skilled in destruction.
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21 “For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four terrible judgments– sword, famine, wild animals, and plague– to Jerusalem to kill both people and animals!
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10 You will die by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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11 Violence has grown into a staff that supports wickedness. Not one of them will be left– not from their crowd, not from their wealth, not from their prominence.
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6 A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.
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31 Indeed, the LORD’s shout will shatter Assyria; he will beat them with a club.
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21 I will call for a sword to attack Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD; every man’s sword will be against his brother.
- Ezek 33:1-22 verses69%
1 Ezekiel Israel’s Watchman The LORD’s message came to me:
2 “Son of man, speak to your people, and say to them,‘Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.
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27 The king will mourn and the prince will be clothed with shuddering; the hands of the people of the land will tremble. Based on their behavior I will deal with them, and by their standard of justice I will judge them. Then they will know that I am the LORD!”
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21 The LORD’s message came to me:
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11 The LORD’s message came to me:
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1 The Sins of Jerusalem The LORD’s message came to me:
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6 The LORD decided not to do this. The Sovereign LORD said,“This will not happen either.”
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15 Ezekiel’s Wife Dies The LORD’s message came to me:
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10 All the sinners among my people will die by the sword– the ones who say,‘Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.’
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5 The LORD has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.
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31 So I have poured my anger on them, and destroyed them with the fire of my fury. I hereby repay them for what they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
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31 The sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth. For the LORD will bring charges against the nations. He will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ The LORD so affirms it!
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11 Then LORD’s message came to me:
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9 Will you still say,“I am a god,” before the one who kills you– though you are a man and not a god– when you are in the power of those who wound you?
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11 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Clap your hands, stamp your feet, and say,“Ah!” because of all the evil, abominable practices of the house of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine, and pestilence.
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25 For very soon my fury will subside, and my anger will be directed toward their destruction.”
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4 Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity.”
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10 They will not need to take wood from the field or cut down trees from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons. They will take the loot from those who looted them and seize the plunder of those who plundered them, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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17 The LORD’s message came to me: