The bronze arrow will go\par all the way through his body,\par and stick out from his back.\par Its shining point will pierce his liver,\par and he will be shocked with terror.\par
Ezekiel 21:9 - Easy To Read Version “Son of man, {\cf2\super [157]} speak to the people for me. Say these things, ‘The Lord my Master says these things: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished; American Standard Version (1901) Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished; Common English Bible Human one, prophesy! Say, The Lord proclaims! Say: A sword! A sharp and polished sword! Catholic Public Domain Version "Son of man, prophesy, and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: Speak: The sword! The sword has been sharpened and polished! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Say: The sword, the sword, is sharpened and furbished. |
The bronze arrow will go\par all the way through his body,\par and stick out from his back.\par Its shining point will pierce his liver,\par and he will be shocked with terror.\par
I say to myself,\par ‘The same thing happens to everybody.\par Innocent people die just like the guilty.\par God ends all their lives.’\par
At that time, the Lord will judge\par Leviathan, {\cf2\super [246]} the crooked snake.\par The Lord will use his great sword,\par his hard and powerful sword, to punish\par Leviathan, the coiled snake.\par The Lord will kill\par the large creature in the sea. {\cf2\super [247]} \par
The Lord will judge the people. Then the Lord will destroy the people with fire and with his sword. The Lord will destroy many people.
Soldiers came to take things\par from every place in that empty land.\par The Lord used those armies\par to punish that land.\par People from one end of the land\par to the other were punished.\par No person was safe.\par
Those people might ask you, ‘Where will we go?’ You tell them this: This is what the Lord says:
Get the horses ready.\par Soldiers, get on your horses.\par Go to your places for battle.\par Put your helmets on.\par Sharpen your spears.\par Put your armor on.\par
But how can the sword of the Lord rest?\par The Lord gave it a command.\par The Lord commanded it to attack\par the city of Ashkelon and the seacoast.”\par
Their hearts will melt with fear.\par And many people will fall.\par The sword will kill many people\par by the city gates.\par Yes, the sword will flash like lightning.\par It was polished to kill the people!\par
\{God said,\} “Son of man, {\cf2\super [164]} speak to the people for me. Say these things, ‘The Lord my Master says these things to the people of Ammon and their shameful \{god\}:
Say to the land of Israel, ‘The Lord said these things: I am against you! I will pull my sword from its sheath! {\cf2\super [155]} I will remove all people from you—the good people and the evil people!
I will cut both good people and evil people from you. I will pull my sword from its sheath and use it against all people from south to north.
If they are captured\par and taken away by their enemies,\par I will command the sword,\par and it will kill them there.\par Yes, I will watch over them,\par but I will watch for ways\par to give them troubles,\par not for ways to do good things.”\par