Ezekiel 21:10
Ezekiel 21:10 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 sharpened for the slaughter,
polished to flash like lightning!
“ ‘Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my royal son? The sword despises every such stick.
Ezekiel 21:10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 It 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.
Ezekiel 21:10 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 It is sharpened for terrible slaughter
and polished to flash like lightning!
Now will you laugh?
Those far stronger than you have fallen beneath its power!
Ezekiel 21:10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
10 Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter,
Polished to flash like lightning!
Should we then make mirth?
It despises the scepter of My son,
As it does all wood.
Ezekiel 21:10 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 It is made sharp for the killing.
It is polished to flash like lightning.
“ ‘You are not happy about this horrible punishment by the sword. But my son Judah, you did not change when you were only beaten with a rod.
Ezekiel 21:10 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it contemneth every tree.
Ezekiel 21:10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 It is sharpened for sore slaughter, it is furbished that it may glitter. Shall we then make mirth, saying, The sceptre of my son contemneth all wood?
Ezekiel 21:10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 It’s sharpened to kill
and polished to flash like lightning.
How can we rejoice?
My son has refused to be disciplined or punished.
Ezekiel 21:10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 It is sharpened for slaughter,
polished to flash like lightning!
Should we rejoice?
The scepter of My son,
the sword despises every tree.
Ezekiel 21:10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 it is sharpened for slaughter,
honed to flash like lightning!
How can we make merry?
You have despised the rod,
and all discipline.
Ezekiel 21:10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 It is sharpened to slaughter a slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Or will we rejoice? A rod, my son, is despising every tree.
Ezekiel 21:10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 It is sharpened to kill people.
It flashes like lightning.” ’ ”
The people say, “Should we take delight in the rod of the ruler of the Lord’s son Judah? The sword looks down on every stick like that.”
Ezekiel 21:10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 ‘Sharpened to make a slaughter,
Polished to flash like lightning!’
Or shall we rejoice, the rod of My son despising every tree?