Ezekiel 21:15
Ezekiel 21:15 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 So that hearts may melt with fear
and the fallen be many,
I have stationed the sword for slaughter
at all their gates.
Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,
it is grasped for slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:15 — English Standard Version (ESV)
15 that their hearts may melt, and many stumble. At all their gates I have given the glittering sword. Ah, it is made like lightning; it is taken up for slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 Let their hearts melt with terror,
for the sword glitters at every gate.
It flashes like lightning
and is polished for slaughter!
Ezekiel 21:15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates,
That the heart may melt and many may stumble.
Ah! It is made bright;
It is grasped for slaughter:
Ezekiel 21:15 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 Their hearts will melt with fear,
and many people will die.
I have placed the killing sword
at all their city gates.
Oh! The sword is made to flash like lightning.
It is held, ready for killing.
Ezekiel 21:15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as lightning, it is pointed for slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 In order that the heart may melt, and the stumbling-blocks be multiplied, I have set the threatening sword against all their gates: ah! it is made glittering, it is whetted for the slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 I have appointed my sword to slaughter people at all their gates
so that their hearts will sink and many will die.
Yes! It’s ready to flash like lightning.
It’s polished to kill.
Ezekiel 21:15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 I have appointed a sword for slaughter
at all their gates,
so that their hearts may melt
and many may stumble.
Yes! It is ready to flash like lightning;
it is drawn for slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 therefore hearts melt
and many stumble.
At all their gates I have set
the point of the sword.
Ah! It is made for flashing,
it is polished for slaughter.
Ezekiel 21:15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 People’s hearts will melt away in fear.
Many will be wounded or killed.
I have prepared the sword to kill people
at all of their city gates.
It flashes like lightning.
It is in the killer’s hand.
Ezekiel 21:15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 that their hearts may melt, and many fall at all their gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made for striking like lightning, it is wrapped up in readiness for slaughter.