Ezekiel 21:10 meaning and explanation
it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.
Ezekiel 21:10, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezekiel is speaking to the exiles in Babylon, and here the LORD describes the sword of Babylon's king as sharpened and polished for slaughter. The question about rejoicing in the scepter of "My son" likely refers to Judah's royal line, the house of David, which the sword now treats as no better than any other stick.
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