Ezekiel 21:16 meaning and explanation

Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed.

Ezekiel 21:16, Berean Standard Bible

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In this oracle God commands the prophet Ezekiel to announce judgment on Jerusalem through the image of a sword. The sword is personified and addressed directly, told to turn wherever it is aimed, right or left, sparing nothing in its path.

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