Ezekiel 21:15 meaning and explanation

So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

Ezekiel 21:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel 21:15 continues the LORD's oracle through the prophet to the exiles in Babylon, describing the sword of Babylon as sharpened and drawn for slaughter. Here God states the purpose of that sword: to make hearts melt, to cause many to stumble, and to station slaughter at every city gate.

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