Ezekiel 21:9
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:”Ezekiel 21:9
What Does Ezekiel 21:9 Mean?
Ezekiel 21:9 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 21, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 21:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 46:4“Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.”Ezekiel 21:3“And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.”Zechariah 13:7“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.”Matthew 24:6“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”Isaiah 5:28“Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:”Isaiah 34:5“For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.”Ezekiel 21:28“And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:”Deuteronomy 32:41“If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.”Job 20:25“It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.”Psalms 7:11“God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.”Psalms 7:12“If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.”Isaiah 27:1“In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.”Isaiah 66:16“For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.”Jeremiah 12:12“The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.”Jeremiah 15:2“And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.”Jeremiah 29:16“Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;”Ezekiel 14:17“Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:”Ezekiel 21:15“I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.”Ezekiel 33:2“Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:”Amos 9:4“And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.”
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