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Ezekiel 21:14

14 “As for you, qson of man, prophesy. rClap your hands and let the sword come down twice, syes, three times,5 the sword for those to be slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter, which surrounds them,

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Ezekiel 21:14 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 “So then, son of man, prophesy

and strike your hands together.

Let the sword strike twice,

even three times.

It is a sword for slaughter—

a sword for great slaughter,

closing in on them from every side.

Ezekiel 21:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Ezekiel 21:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 “Son of man, prophesy to them

and clap your hands.

Then take the sword and brandish it twice,

even three times,

to symbolize the great massacre,

the great massacre facing them on every side.

Ezekiel 21:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 “You therefore, son of man, prophesy,

And strike your hands together.

The third time let the sword do double damage.

It is the sword that slays,

The sword that slays the great men,

That enters their private chambers.

Ezekiel 21:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 “So, human, prophesy

and clap your hands.

Let the sword strike

two or three times.

It is a sword meant for killing,

a sword meant for much killing.

This sword surrounds the people to be killed.

Ezekiel 21:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded, which entereth into their chambers.

Ezekiel 21:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And thou, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; for the strokes of the sword shall be doubled the third time: it is the sword of the slain, the sword that hath slain the great one, which encompasseth them privily.

Ezekiel 21:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 So prophesy, son of man. 

Clap your hands! 

Let the sword strike again and again. 

It’s the sword for killing. 

It’s the sword for killing many people. 

It’s the sword that surrounds them. 

Ezekiel 21:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy

and clap your hands together.

Let the sword strike two times, even three.

It is a sword for massacre,

a sword for great massacre—

it surrounds them!

Ezekiel 21:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 And you, mortal, prophesy;

strike hand to hand.

Let the sword fall twice, thrice;

it is a sword for killing.

A sword for great slaughter—

it surrounds them;

Ezekiel 21:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 And you, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands. And the sword will strike twice; let it happen a third time. It is a sword of the dead, the sword of the great dead that is surrounding them,

Ezekiel 21:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 “Son of man, prophesy.

Clap your hands.

Let the sword strike twice.

Let it strike even three times.

It is a sword to kill people.

It is a sword to kill many people.

It is closing in on them from every side.

Ezekiel 21:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 “You therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them,


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