Devine Scripture

Ezekiel 21:10

Ezekiel chapter 21 · verse 10 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it contemneth every tree.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it contemneth every tree.

Context

v.9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;

v.10This passage

v.11And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 89:26

    He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.

  • Ezekiel 20:47

    and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.

  • Habakkuk 3:11

    The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.

  • 2 Samuel 7:14

    I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

  • Amos 6:3

    —ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

  • Luke 21:34

    But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare: