Ezekiel 21:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.”

Ezekiel 21:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 21:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 21:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together. Let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the fatally wounded. It is the sword of the great one who is fatally wounded, which enters into their rooms.”

Ezekiel 21:14 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 21:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded, which entereth into their chambers. ”

Ezekiel 21:14 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 21:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thou, son of man, prophesy, And smite hand on hand, And bent is the sword a third time, The sword of the wounded! It <FI>is<Fi> the sword of the wounded--the great one, That is entering the inner chamber to them.”

Ezekiel 21:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 21:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; for [the strokes of] the sword shall be doubled the third time: it is the sword of the slain, the sword that hath slain the great one, which encompasseth them privily. ”

Ezekiel 21:14 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 21:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou therefore, sonne of man, prophecie, and smite hand to hand, and let the sworde be doubled: let the sworde that hath killed, returne the third time: it is the sword of the great slaughter entring into their priuie chambers.”

Ezekiel 21:14 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 21:14 in Context — Ezekiel 21

12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.

13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord God.

14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.

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.

16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.

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What Does Ezekiel 21:14 Mean?

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