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Ezekiel 21:11

11 And he gives it to be polished, to be seized by the hand.o It is sharpened—a sword—and it is polished to give it into the hand of the killer.

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Ezekiel 21:11 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 “ ‘The sword is appointed to be polished,

to be grasped with the hand;

it is sharpened and polished,

made ready for the hand of the slayer.

Ezekiel 21:11 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 So the sword is given to be polished, that it may be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished to be given into the hand of the slayer.

Ezekiel 21:11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

Ezekiel 21:11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished;

it is being prepared for the executioner.

Ezekiel 21:11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 And He has given it to be polished,

That it may be handled;

This sword is sharpened, and it is polished

To be given into the hand of the slayer.’

Ezekiel 21:11 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 The sword should be polished.

It is meant to be held in the hand.

It is made sharp and polished,

ready for the hand of a killer.

Ezekiel 21:11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

Ezekiel 21:11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 And he hath given it to be furbished that it may be handled. The sword, —it is sharpened, and it is furbished to give it into the hand of the slayer.

Ezekiel 21:11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 The sword has been handed over to be polished, 

to be placed in the hand. 

The sword is being sharpened and polished 

to be placed in the hands of killers. 

Ezekiel 21:11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 The sword is given to be polished,

to be grasped in the hand.

It is sharpened, and it is polished,

to be put in the hand of the slayer.

Ezekiel 21:11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 The sword is given to be polished,

to be grasped in the hand;

it is sharpened, the sword is polished,

to be placed in the slayer’s hand.

Ezekiel 21:11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 The Lord says,

“I have told Nebuchadnezzar to shine his sword.

It is in his hand.

It has been sharpened and shined.

It is ready for the killer’s hand.

Ezekiel 21:11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 “It is given to be polished, that it may be handled; the sword is sharpened and polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.


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