And what if the sword despises even the scepter?
bThe scepter shall be no more,” says the Lord God.
And astrike your hands together.
The third time let the sword do double damage.
It is the sword that slays,
The sword that slays the great men,
That enters their bprivate chambers.
That the heart may melt and many may stumble.
Ah! aIt is made bright;
It is grasped for slaughter:
And bI will cause My fury to rest;
I, the Lord, have spoken.”
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Ezekiel 21:15
point—"the whirling glance of the sword" [FAIRBAIRN]. "The naked (bared) sword" [HENDERSON].
ruins—literally, "stumbling-blocks." Their own houses and walls shall be stumbling-blocks in their way, whether they wish to fight or flee.
made bright—made to glitter.
wrapped, etc.—namely, in the hand of him who holds the hilt, or in its scabbard, that the edge may not be blunt when it is presently drawn forth to strike. GESENIUS, translates, "sharpened," etc.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 21:15:
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