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Ezekiel 21:11 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 21 · verse 11
And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.Ezekiel 21:11 · King James Version
Ezekiel 21:11 in context
9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
10It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
11And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
12Cry 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.
13Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- furbishedmâraṭto polishH4803 →
- sharpenedchâdadto be sharp or severeH2300 →
- furbishedmôwrâṭobstinateH4178 →
- handledkaphthe hollow hand or palmH3709 →
- handledtâphasto manipulateH8610 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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Here is another prophecy of the sword, which is delivered in a very affecting manner; the expressions here used are somewhat intricate, and perplex interpreters. The sword was unsheathed in the foregoing verses; here it is fitted up to do execution, which the prophet is commanded to lament. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-17