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Ezekiel 21:6
Make sounds of grief, son of man; with body bent and a bitter heart make sounds of grief before their eyes.
Ezekiel 21:6 · Bible in Basic English
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Ezekiel 21:6 in other translations
Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.
“Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.
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In context
3 And say to the land of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, and I will take my sword out of its cover, cutting off from you the upright and the evil.
4 Because I am going to have the upright and the evil cut off from you, for this cause my sword will go out from its cover against all flesh from the south to the north:
5 And all flesh will see that I the Lord have taken my sword out of its cover: and it will never go back.
6 Make sounds of grief, son of man; with body bent and a bitter heart make sounds of grief before their eyes.
7 And when they say to you, Why are you making sounds of grief? then say, Because of the news, for it is coming: and every heart will become soft, and all hands will be feeble, and every spirit will be burning low, and all knees will be turned to water: see, it is coming and it will be done, says the Lord.
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
9 Son of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been made sharp and polished:
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