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For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that condemns shall be no more? says the Lord Yahweh.
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A Challenging Verse's Core Truth
Scholars like Ellicott and Barnes point out that this verse is notoriously obscure and difficult to translate due to its concise Hebrew. Despite various interpretations, the core message remains clear: a severe trial is coming. This serves as a reminder that even when the exact wording of Scripture is challenging, the overarching divine message can still be powerfully understood.
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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
This second prophecy is an expansion of the last, Ezekiel 21:8–13 corresponding to Ezekiel 21:2-5, and Ezekiel 21:14-17 to Ezekiel 21:6-…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Because it is a trial As all afflictions and calamities are, especially to the people of God they try their faith an…
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Here is an explanation of the parable in the last chapter. It is declared that the Lord was about to cut off Jerusalem and the whole land, that all…
