Ezekiel 21:15

Ezekiel 21:15 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

15So that hearts may melt with fear

and the fallen be many,

I have stationed the sword for slaughter21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

at all their gates.

Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,

it is grasped for slaughter.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

15so that their hearts will waver, and many fall at all their gates. I have granted the slaughter of the sword. Oh! It is made for striking like lightning, it is sharpened in readiness for slaughter.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

15that their hearts may melt, and many fall at all their gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made for striking like lightning, it is wrapped up in readiness for slaughter.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

15so that hearts may melt, and many will fall at their gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made [to flash] like lightning; it is pointed and sharpened for slaughter.

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