Ezekiel 21:14
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Go thee one way or another,.... Go to some one place: or "unite thyself" (a); to other swords, or join other soldiers…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ezekiel 21:8-17
The second word of judgment: the glittering and destroying sword. The passage may be called the “Lay of the Sword;” it…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let the sword be doubled the third time - The sword has been doubled, and it shall come the third time. Nebuchadnezzar…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 21:8-17
Here is another prophecy of the sword, which is delivered in a very affecting manner; the expressions here used are…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
doubled the third time The reading must mean: let the sword be doubled, tripled! lit. unto a third (sword), i.e. till it…
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