Ezekiel 21 · Verse 9

Ezekiel 21:9

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
Ezekiel 21:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 21:9 in other translations

BSB“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—
WEB“Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The LORD says: “A sword! A sword! It is sharpened, and also polished.
ASVSon of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;
YLT‘Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said, Thus said Jehovah, say: A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished.
DARBYSon of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished.
BBESon of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been made sharp and polished:
WebsterSon of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

What does Ezekiel 21:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. sword--namely, of God (De 32:41). The Chaldeans are His instrument.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 21:1-17

The ruin of Judah under the emblem of a sharp sword. (Ezek 21:1-17) The approach of the king of Babylon described. (Ezek 21:18-27) The destruction of the Ammonites. (Ezek 21:28-32) Verses 1-17 Here is an explanation of the parable in the last chapter. It is declared that the Lord was about to cut off Jerusalem and the whole land, that all might know it was his decree against a wicked and rebellious people. It…

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Ezekiel 21:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֶּן\־ben-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֕ם'a.DamhumankindH120
הִנָּבֵא֙hi.na.Ve'prophesyH5012
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taand you will sayH559
כֹּ֖הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
אֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorsayH559
חֶ֥רֶבChe.reva swordH2719
חֶ֛רֶבChe.reva swordH2719
הוּחַ֖דָּהhu.Cha.dahit has been sharpenedH2300
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
מְרוּטָֽה\׃me.ru.Tah[is] polishedH4803

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 21:9

  • Isaiah 34:5-6

    For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 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 hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

  • Ezekiel 21:28

    And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

  • Ezekiel 21:3

    And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

  • Job 20:25

    It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

  • Isaiah 27:1

    In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

  • Isaiah 66:16

    For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.

  • Ezekiel 21:15

    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.

  • Amos 9:4

    And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

  • Psalms 7:11-13

    God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

  • Jeremiah 12:12

    The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

  • Deuteronomy 32:41-42

    If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.

  • Jeremiah 15:2

    And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A sword.
3,15,28; De 32:41,42; Job 20:25; Isa 66:16; Jer 12:12; 15:2
Am 9:4
sharpened.
Ps 7:11-13; Isa 27:1; 34:5,6

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Context

  • Ezekiel 21:8

    Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  • Ezekiel 21:9

    Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

  • Ezekiel 21:10

    It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

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Ezekiel 21:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hijo del hombre, profetiza, y di: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Di: La espada, la espada está afilada, y aun acicalada;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Parce que je retrancherai de toi le juste et le méchant, à cause de cela mon épée sortira de son fourreau contre toute chair, du midi jusqu’au nord;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Darum, weil ich aus dir den Gerechten und den Gesetzlosen ausrotten will, darum soll mein Schwert aus seiner Scheide fahren wider alles Fleisch vom Süden bis zum Norden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fili hominis, propheta, et dices: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: loquere: Gladius, gladius exacutus est, et limatus: