Ezekiel 21:9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Mortal, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord; say: A sword, a sword is sharpened; it is also polished;

Cross References

Job 20:25

It is drawn forth and comes out of their body, and the glittering point comes out of their gall; terrors come upon them.

Job 9:22

It is all one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’

Isaiah 27:1

On that day the Lord with his cruel and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.

Isaiah 66:16

For by fire will the Lord execute judgment, and by his sword on all flesh; and those slain by the Lord shall be many.

Jeremiah 12:12

Upon all the bare heights in the desert, spoilers have come, for the sword of the Lord devours from one end of the land to the other; no one shall be safe.

Jeremiah 15:2

And when they say to you, “Where shall we go?” you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord: Those destined for pestilence, to pestilence, and those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine, and those destined for captivity, to captivity.

Jeremiah 46:4

Harness the horses; mount the steeds! Take your stations with helmets on, whet the lances, put on coats of mail!

Jeremiah 47:7

How can it be quiet, when the Lord has given it an order? Against Ashkelon and against the seashore— there he has appointed it.

Ezekiel 21:15

therefore hearts melt, and many stumble. At all their gates I have set the point of the sword. Ah! It is made for flashing; it is drawn for slaughter.

Ezekiel 21:28

As for you, mortal, prophesy, and say: Thus says the Lord God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say: A sword, a sword! Drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning.

Ezekiel 21:3

and say to the land of Israel: Thus says the Lord: I am coming against you and will draw my sword out of its sheath and will cut off from you both righteous and wicked.

Ezekiel 21:4

Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north,

Ezekiel 21:8

And the word of the Lord came to me:

Amos 9:4

And though they go into captivity in front of their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them; and I will fix my eyes on them for harm and not for good.