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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 21:11 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 21:11 |
King James |
And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the slayer--the Babylonian king in this case; in general, all the instruments of God's wrath (Rev 19:15). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| This sword is sharpened - It is prepared for the slaughter, it is furbished; from the French, foubir, to polish, brighten. He shall have splendid victories every where. Some complain of corruption in the original in this place; but I think without sufficient reason. |
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.