Ezekiel 21:12
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Cry, and howl, O son of man, for this sword is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel, that are fled: they are delivered up to the sword with my people, strike therefore upon thy thigh,

howl

Ezekiel 21:6 And thou, son of man, mourn with the breaking of thy loins, and with bitterness sigh before them.

Ezekiel 9:8 And the slaughter being ended I was left; and I fell upon my face, and crying, I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, wilt thou then destroy all the remnant of Israel, by pouring out thy fury upon Jerusalem?

Ezekiel 30:2 Son of man prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Howl ye, Woe, woe to the day:

Jeremiah 25:34 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry: and sprinkle yourselves with ashes, ye leaders of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and your dispersion are accomplished, and you shall fall like precious vessels.

Joel 1:13 Gird yourselves, and lament, O ye priests, howl, ye ministers of the altars: go in, lie in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: because sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of your God.

Micah 1:8 And all her graven things shall be cut in pieces, and all her wages shall be burnt with fire, and I will bring to destruction all her idols: for they were gathered together of the hire of a harlot, and unto the hire of a harlot they shall return.

smite.

Ezekiel 21:14 Thou therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike thy hands together, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled: this is the sword of a great slaughter, that maketh them stand amazed,

Ezekiel 6:11 Thus saith the Lord God: Strike with thy hand and stamp with thy foot, and say: Alas, for all the abominations of the evils of the house of Israel: for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Jeremiah 31:12 And they shall come, and shall give praise in mount Sion: and they shall flow together to the good things of the Lord, for the corn, and wine, and oil, and the increase of cattle and herds, and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall be hungry no more.

Context
The LORD's Sword of Judgment
11And I have given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, that it may be in the hand of the slayer. 12Cry, and howl, O son of man, for this sword is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel, that are fled: they are delivered up to the sword with my people, strike therefore upon thy thigh,13Because it is tried: and that when it shall overthrow the sceptre, and it shall not be, saith the Lord God.…
Cross References
Jeremiah 31:19
For after thou didst convert me, I did penance: and after thou didst shew unto me, I struck my thigh: I am confounded and ashamed, because I have borne the reproach of my youth.

Ezekiel 21:6
And thou, son of man, mourn with the breaking of thy loins, and with bitterness sigh before them.

Ezekiel 21:11
And I have given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, that it may be in the hand of the slayer.

Ezekiel 21:13
Because it is tried: and that when it shall overthrow the sceptre, and it shall not be, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 21:25
But thou profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come that hath been appointed in the time of iniquity:

Ezekiel 22:6
Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.

Ezekiel 30:2
Son of man prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Howl ye, Woe, woe to the day:

Joel 1:13
Gird yourselves, and lament, O ye priests, howl, ye ministers of the altars: go in, lie in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: because sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of your God.

Lexicon
Cry out
זְעַ֤ק (zə·‘aq)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly

and wail,
וְהֵילֵל֙ (wə·hê·lêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3213: To howl, make a howling

O son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֔ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

it
הִיא֙ (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is
הָיתָ֣ה‪‬ (hāy·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

against My people;
בְעַמִּ֔י (ḇə·‘am·mî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

it
הִ֖יא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is against all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the princes
נְשִׂיאֵ֣י (nə·śî·’ê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist

of Israel!
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

They are
הָי֣וּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

tossed
מְגוּרֵ֤י (mə·ḡū·rê)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4048: To yield up, to precipitate

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the sword
חֶ֙רֶב֙ (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

with
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

My people;
עַמִּ֔י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

therefore
לָכֵ֖ן (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus

strike
סְפֹ֥ק (sə·p̄ōq)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5606: To clap the hands, of satisfaction, to be enough, of excess, to vomit

your thigh.
יָרֵֽךְ׃ (yā·rêḵ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3409: Thigh,loin, flank, side


Additional Translations
Cry out and wail, O son of man, for it is against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be on my people, it shall be on all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be on my people: smite therefore on your thigh.

Cry and wail, son of man; for it is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; smite therefore upon thy thigh.

Cry out and howl, son of man: for this sword is come upon my people, this sword is come upon all the princes of Israel: they shall be as strangers: judgment with the sword is come upon my people: therefore clap thine hands, for sentence has been passed:

Cry and howl, son of man; for it shall be against my people, it shall be against all the princes of Israel: they are given up to the sword along with my people: smite therefore upon the thigh.

Cry and howl, son of man: for it is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.

Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.

Cry and wail, son of man; for it is on my people, it is on all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; strike therefore on your thigh.

Cry and howl, son of man, For it hath been among My people, It is among all the princes of Israel, Cast unto the sword have been My people. Therefore strike on thy thigh,
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