Ezekiel 21:13

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

For consider: What! If you despise the rod, will it not happen? says the Lord God.

Cross References

Job 9:23

When disaster brings sudden death, he mocks at the calamity of the innocent.

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart; those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord.

Ezekiel 21:10

it is sharpened for slaughter, honed to flash like lightning! How can we make merry? You have despised the rod and all discipline.

Ezekiel 21:12

Cry and wail, O mortal, for it is against my people; it is against all Israel’s princes; they are thrown to the sword, together with my people. Ah! Strike the thigh!

Ezekiel 21:14

And you, mortal, prophesy; strike hand to hand. Let the sword fall twice, thrice; it is a sword for killing. A sword for great slaughter— it surrounds them;

Ezekiel 21:25

As for you, vile, wicked prince of Israel, you whose day has come, the time of final punishment,

2 Corinthians 8:2

for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.