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Also, you son of man, appoint two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come; they both shall come forth out of one land: and mark out a place, mark it out at the head of the way to the city.
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A Prophetic Road Map
Commentators explain that God instructed Ezekiel to perform a symbolic act: drawing a map with two roads diverging from a single point in Babylon. One road led to Jerusalem and the other to Rabbah, the Ammonite capital. This visual, like a signpost at a fork in the road, made the coming judgment feel vivid, specific, and unavoidable for his audience.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The third word of judgment. The king of Babylon’s march upon Judea and upon the Ammonites. Destruction is to go out not on Judah only, but also on …
19th Century
Anglican
Appoint thee two ways. —Or, set before thee. The prophet is directed to represent Nebuchadnezzar as about to go out with …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Also thou, son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come
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By the Spirit of prophecy Ezekiel foresaw Nebuchadnezzar's march from Babylon, which he would determine by divination. The Lord would overturn the …
