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Ezekiel 21:28 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Ezekiel 21:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 21 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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:”
Ezekiel 21:28 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 21:28
The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished—This oracle shifts from Babylon (21:1-27) to Ammon, who gloated over Judah's fall. The Hebrew חֶרֶב (ḥerev, 'sword') is repeated for emphasis, with מְרֻטָּה (mĕruṭṭāh, 'drawn/unsheathed') and מְרוּטָה (mĕrûṭāh, 'polished/furbished') showing the weapon's readiness.Concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach (חֶרְפָּתָם, ḥerpātām)—Ammon mocked Jerusalem's destruction (25:3, 6), but God's sword would not return to its sheath until Ammon too was judged. The 'glittering' (בָּרָק, bārāq, 'lightning/flash') describes the pol...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 21:28
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“and the insults of the children of Ammon”
“prophesy”
“and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.”
“and his people well in the cities of it?”
“set your face toward the children of Ammon”
“The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.”