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I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as lightning, it is pointed for slaughter.
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A Terrifying, Inescapable Sword
Commentators emphasize the vivid imagery used to describe God's judgment. The sword is 'bright' like 'lightning,' and its 'whirl' or 'point' is set against every gate. This isn't just a weapon but a symbol of terrifying, inescapable divine power poised for slaughter, meant to cause sheer terror in those who have rebelled against God.
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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
I have set the point of the sword against all their gates , &c.] The word rendered "point" is nowhere else used, and…
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