Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
to make a sore slaughter—literally, "that killing it may kill."
glitter—literally, "glitter as the lightning flash": flashing terror into the foe.
should we . . . make mirth—It is no time for levity when such a calamity is impending (Isaiah 22:12-13).
it contemneth the rod of my son, etc.—The sword has no more respect to the trivial "rod" or scepter of Judah (Genesis 49:10) than if it were any common "tree." "Tree" is the image retained from Ezekiel 20:47; explained in Ezekiel 21:2-3. God calls Judah "My son" (compare Exodus 4:22; Hosea 11:1). FAIRBAIRN arbitrarily translates, "Perchance the scepter of My son rejoiceth; it (the sword) despiseth every tree."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 21:10:
Job 20:25
Jeremiah 47:6
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