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It is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yes, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the killer.
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God's Hand in Judgment
Commentators emphasize that God is the one who prepares and gives the sword of judgment. The verse states the sword is "given... into the hand of the slayer," showing that historical events, even destructive ones, are under God's sovereign control to enact His will. This isn't a random act of violence but a deliberate divine decree.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The second word of judgment: the glittering and destroying sword. The passage may be called the “Lay of the Sword”; it is written in the form of He…
19th Century
Anglican
The slayer is here mentioned indefinitely, but in the next and more circumstantial prophecy (Ezekiel 21:19) is declare…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he has given it to be furbished, that it might be handled Either Nebuchadnezzar, …
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