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1 And the word of the LORD {YHWH} came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem (city of peace) and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel (he wrestles with God) 3 and tell her (he wrestles with God) that this is what the LORD {YHWH} says: ‘I am against you, and 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 both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north. 5 Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD {YHWH}, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’ 6 But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief. 7 And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit {ruach} will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH}.” 8 Again the word of the LORD {YHWH} came to me, saying, 9 “Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord {Adonai} says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished— 10 it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick. 11 The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer. 12 Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel (he wrestles with God)! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh (beat your breast). 13 Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH}. Ezekiel 21:1-13, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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