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21:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21:2 Son of man, set thy face towards Jerusalem, and drop {thy word} towards the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
21:2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop {thy word} toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
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 its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
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 its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
21:4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
21:4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
21:5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
21:5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
21:6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of {thy} loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
21:6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with breaking heart; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
21:7 And it shall be, when they say to thee, Why sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak {as} water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
21:7 And it shall be, when they say to thee, Why sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak {as} water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
21:8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21:8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21:9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
21:9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished:
21:10 It is sharpened to make a grievous slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, {as} every tree.
21:10 It is sharpened to make a grievous slaughter; it is polished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it despiseth the rod of my son, {as} every tree.
21:11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
21:11 And he hath given it to be polished, that it may be handled: the sword is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
21:12 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.
21:12 Cry and wail, 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.
21:13 Because {it is} a trial, and what if {the sword} contemneth even the rod? it shall be no {more}, saith the Lord GOD.
21:13 Because {it is} a trial, and what if {the sword} despise even the rod? it shall be no {more}, saith the Lord GOD.
21:14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite {thy} hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it {is} the sword of the great {men that are} slain, which entereth into their private chambers.
21:14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite {thy} hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it {is} the sword of the great {men that are} slain, which entereth into their private chambers.
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} sharpened for the slaughter.
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} sharpened for the slaughter.
21:16 Go thee one way or other, {either} on the right hand, {or} on the left, whithersoever thy face {is} set.
21:16 Go thee one way or other, {either} on the right hand, {or} on the left, wherever thy face {is} set.
21:17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said {it}.
21:17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said {it}.
21:18 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
21:18 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
21:19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both {ways} shall come forth from one land: and choose thou a place, choose {it} at the head of the way to the city.
21:19 Also, thou son of man, mark two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both {ways} shall come forth from one land: and choose thou a place, choose {it} at the head of the way to the city.
21:20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
21:20 Mark a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
21:21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he made {his} arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
21:21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made {his} arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
21:22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint {battering} rams against the gates, to cast a mount, {and} to build a fort.
21:22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint {battering} rams against the gates, to cast a siege mound, {and} to build a fort.
21:23 And it shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
21:23 And it shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
21:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are disclosed, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, {I say}, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
21:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, {I say}, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
21:25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity {shall have} an end,
21:25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity {shall have} an end,
21:26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this {shall} not {be} the same: exalt {him that is} low, and abase {him that is} high.
21:26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this {shall} not {be} the same: exalt {him that is} low, and abase {him that is} high.
21:27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no {more}, until he cometh whose right it is; and I will give it {him}.
21:27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no {more}, until he cometh whose right it is; and I will give it {him}.
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:
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} polished, to consume because of the glittering:
21:29 While they see vanity to thee, while they divine a lie to thee, to bring thee upon the necks of {them that are} slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity {shall have} an end.
21:29 While they see vanity to thee, while they divine a lie to thee, to bring thee upon the necks of {them that are} slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity {shall have} an end.
21:30 Shall I cause {it} to return into its sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
21:30 Shall I cause {it} to return into its sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
21:31 And I will pour out my indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, {and} skillful to destroy.
21:31 And I will pour out my indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of cruel men, {and} skilful to destroy.
21:32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no {more} remembered: for I the LORD have spoken {it}.
21:32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no {more} remembered: for I the LORD have spoken {it}.
21:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21:2 Son of man, set thy face towards Jerusalem, and drop {thy word} towards the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
21:2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop {thy word} toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
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 its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
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 its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
21:4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
21:4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
21:5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
21:5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
21:6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of {thy} loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
21:6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with breaking heart; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
21:7 And it shall be, when they say to thee, Why sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak {as} water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
21:7 And it shall be, when they say to thee, Why sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak {as} water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
21:8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21:8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21:9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
21:9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished:
21:10 It is sharpened to make a grievous slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, {as} every tree.
21:10 It is sharpened to make a grievous slaughter; it is polished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it despiseth the rod of my son, {as} every tree.
21:11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
21:11 And he hath given it to be polished, that it may be handled: the sword is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
21:12 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.
21:12 Cry and wail, 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.
21:13 Because {it is} a trial, and what if {the sword} contemneth even the rod? it shall be no {more}, saith the Lord GOD.
21:13 Because {it is} a trial, and what if {the sword} despise even the rod? it shall be no {more}, saith the Lord GOD.
21:14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite {thy} hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it {is} the sword of the great {men that are} slain, which entereth into their private chambers.
21:14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite {thy} hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it {is} the sword of the great {men that are} slain, which entereth into their private chambers.
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} sharpened for the slaughter.
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} sharpened for the slaughter.
21:16 Go thee one way or other, {either} on the right hand, {or} on the left, whithersoever thy face {is} set.
21:16 Go thee one way or other, {either} on the right hand, {or} on the left, wherever thy face {is} set.
21:17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said {it}.
21:17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said {it}.
21:18 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
21:18 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
21:19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both {ways} shall come forth from one land: and choose thou a place, choose {it} at the head of the way to the city.
21:19 Also, thou son of man, mark two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both {ways} shall come forth from one land: and choose thou a place, choose {it} at the head of the way to the city.
21:20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
21:20 Mark a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
21:21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he made {his} arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
21:21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made {his} arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
21:22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint {battering} rams against the gates, to cast a mount, {and} to build a fort.
21:22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint {battering} rams against the gates, to cast a siege mound, {and} to build a fort.
21:23 And it shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
21:23 And it shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
21:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are disclosed, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, {I say}, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
21:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, {I say}, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
21:25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity {shall have} an end,
21:25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity {shall have} an end,
21:26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this {shall} not {be} the same: exalt {him that is} low, and abase {him that is} high.
21:26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this {shall} not {be} the same: exalt {him that is} low, and abase {him that is} high.
21:27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no {more}, until he cometh whose right it is; and I will give it {him}.
21:27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no {more}, until he cometh whose right it is; and I will give it {him}.
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:
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} polished, to consume because of the glittering:
21:29 While they see vanity to thee, while they divine a lie to thee, to bring thee upon the necks of {them that are} slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity {shall have} an end.
21:29 While they see vanity to thee, while they divine a lie to thee, to bring thee upon the necks of {them that are} slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity {shall have} an end.
21:30 Shall I cause {it} to return into its sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
21:30 Shall I cause {it} to return into its sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
21:31 And I will pour out my indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, {and} skillful to destroy.
21:31 And I will pour out my indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of cruel men, {and} skilful to destroy.
21:32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no {more} remembered: for I the LORD have spoken {it}.
21:32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no {more} remembered: for I the LORD have spoken {it}.