Ezekiel 21:16
Cut sharply on the right! Swing to the left, wherever your edge is appointed to strike.
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 13:9 : 9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
- Ezek 14:17 : 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.
- Ezek 16:46 : 46 Your older sister was Samaria, who lived north of you with her daughters, and your younger sister, who lived south of you, was Sodom with her daughters.
- Ezek 21:4 : 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.
- Ezek 21:20 : 20 Mark out the routes for the sword to take:“Rabbah of the Ammonites” and“Judah with Jerusalem in it.”
Similar Verses (AI)
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21You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,“This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.
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17I too will clap my hands together, I will exhaust my rage; I the LORD have spoken.”
18The LORD’s message came to me:
19“You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.
20Mark out the routes for the sword to take:“Rabbah of the Ammonites” and“Judah with Jerusalem in it.”
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32Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!
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27Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.
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15So 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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2“Son of man, turn toward Jerusalem and speak out against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
3and 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.
4Because 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.
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2If they ask you,‘Where should we go?’ tell them the LORD says this:“Those who are destined to die of disease will go to death by disease. Those who are destined to die in war will go to death in war. Those who are destined to die of starvation will go to death by starvation. Those who are destined to go into exile will go into exile.”
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14But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.
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9Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
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17“But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them.
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22Into his right hand comes the portent for Jerusalem– to set up battering rams, to give the signal for slaughter, to shout out the battle cry, to set up battering rams against the gates, to erect a siege ramp, to build a siege wall.
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8“But tell the people of Jerusalem that the LORD says,‘I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death.
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19Observance of the Sabbath Day Is a Key to the Future The LORD told me,“Go and stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter and leave the city. Then go and stand in all the other gates of the city of Jerusalem.
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14Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong when I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it!
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25Curses by Defeat and Deportation“The LORD will allow you to be struck down before your enemies; you will attack them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions and will become an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
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11“Because of this, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘I am determined to bring disaster on you, even to the point of destroying all the Judeans here.
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7You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.
8Look here, I will tie you up with ropes, so you cannot turn from one side to the other until you complete the days of your siege.
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3I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.
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25Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”
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12On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.
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4Even 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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6Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won’t swerve from it to the right or the left,
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25Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.
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11You must do what you are instructed, and the verdict they pronounce to you, without fail. Do not deviate right or left from what they tell you.
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11Turn aside from the way; stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel.”
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21But if you refuse to surrender, the LORD has shown me a vision of what will happen. Here is what I saw:
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11The Lord Encourages Isaiah Indeed this is what the LORD told me quite forcefully. He warned me not to act like these people:
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1Proclamation of the Destruction of Nineveh(2:2)“An enemy who will scatter you, Nineveh, has advanced against you!”“Guard the rampart! Watch the road! Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength!”
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17I will set my face against you. You will be struck down before your enemies, those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when there is no one pursuing you.
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20They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!
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12For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.
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11So now, tell the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem this: The LORD says,‘I am preparing to bring disaster on you! I am making plans to punish you. So, every one of you, stop the evil things you have been doing. Correct the way you have been living and do what is right.’
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33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
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7I will set my face against them– although they have escaped from the fire, the fire will still consume them! Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
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29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
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40They will summon a mob who will stone you and hack you in pieces with their swords.
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3Each of you will go straight through the gaps in the walls; you will be thrown out toward Harmon.” The LORD is speaking!
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14As to my case, I am in your power. Do to me what you deem fair and proper.
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15Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.
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11Lend your aid and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves to that place.” Bring down, O LORD, your warriors!
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19and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the LORD said.
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14You should not have stood at the fork in the road to slaughter those trying to escape. You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity.