KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Ezekiel 21:12–13
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Ezekiel 21:12
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.
12‖*Cry and howle, sonne of man, for it shalbe vpon my people, it shalbe vpon all the princes of Israel: terrours, by reason of the sword, shall be vpon my people: smite therefore vpon thy thigh.
- Or, they are thrust downe to the sword with my people.
- Iere.31.19.
Ezekiel 21:13
13Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord God.
13‖Because it is a tryall, and what if the sword contemne euen the rodde? it shall be no more, sayth the LORD God.
- Or, when the triall hath beene, what then? shall they not also belong to the despising rod?
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DEFINED WORDS
Ezekiel 21:12
To cry aloud with grief, distress, or lamentation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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Rulers, chiefs, or persons of high rank and authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
To strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Ezekiel 21:13
For the reason that; since.
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The act or process of testing or proving; a test, examination, or affliction that tries a person's faith, character, or endurance.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To despise; to consider and treat as mean and despicable; to scorn.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Indeed or precisely; adding emphasis to what follows.
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A greater amount, number, or degree; in a greater degree.
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A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 12
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Open the full verse study6Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
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Open the full verse study13Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
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Open the full verse study14Thou 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.
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Open the full verse study2Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
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Open the full verse study11¶ Thus saith the Lord God; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.
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Open the full verse study8¶ And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
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Open the full verse study34¶ Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
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Open the full verse study12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
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Open the full verse study19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
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Open the full verse study8Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
From verse 13
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Open the full verse study2How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
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Open the full verse study10It 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.
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Open the full verse study25¶ And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
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Open the full verse study23If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
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