Ezekiel 21:15
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15 therefore hearts melt,
and many stumble.
At all their gates I have set
the point[a] of the sword.
Ah! It is made for flashing;
it is drawn for slaughter.
Footnotes
- 21.15 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ezekiel 4:1-3
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The Siege of Jerusalem Portrayed
4 “And you, O mortal, take a brick and set it before you. On it portray a city, Jerusalem,(A) 2 and put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a ramp against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around.(B) 3 Then take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.(C)
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