Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

It is sharpened for slaughter,
polished to flash like lightning!
Should we rejoice?
The scepter of My son,
the sword despises every tree.

New American Standard Bible

‘Sharpened to make a slaughter,
Polished to flash like lightning!’
Or shall we rejoice, the rod of My son despising every tree?

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

It's being sharpened for slaughter, and being polished to gleam like lightning.' "We shouldn't be rejoicing, should we, while my Son's scepter, the sword, is despising every tree?

A Conservative Version

It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter. It is polished that it may be as lightning. Shall we then make mirth? It scorns the scepter of my son, every tree.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


‘It is sharpened to make a slaughter,
Polished to flash and glimmer like lightning!’


Shall we then rejoice [when such a disaster approaches]? But it rejects and views with contempt the scepter of My son [Judah].

Bible in Basic English

It has been made sharp to give death; it is polished so that it may be like a thunder-flame: ...

Darby Translation

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?

Julia Smith Translation

In order to slaughter a slaughter it was sharpened; in order for lightning to be to it, it was polished; then shall we exult? the rod of my son despised, every tree.

King James 2000

It is sharpened to make a great slaughter; it is polished that it may flash like lightning: should we then make mirth? it despised the rod of my son, like every tree.

Lexham Expanded Bible

It is sharpened to slaughter a slaughter, {polished to flash like lightning}! Or will we rejoice? A rod, my son, [is] despising every tree.

Modern King James verseion

It is sharpened in order to slaughter; it is polished so that there may be a flash to it. Or shall we rejoice? You are despising the rod of My son, as if it were every tree.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Sharpened is it for the slaughter, and scoured that it may be bright. O, the destroying staff of my son shall bring down all wood.

NET Bible

It is sharpened for slaughter, it is polished to flash like lightning! "'Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree!

New Heart English Bible

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 condemns every tree.

The Emphasized Bible

To make a slaughter, is it sharpened, That it may flash as lightning, is it furbished. Or shall we flourish the royal rod of my son which despiseth every tree?

Webster

It is sharpened to make a grievous slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

World English Bible

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 condemns every tree.

Youngs Literal Translation

So as to slaughter a slaughter it is sharpened. So as to have brightness it is polished, Desire hath rejoiced the sceptre of my son, It is despising every tree.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
It is sharpened
חדד 
Chadad 
Usage: 6

to make a sore
טבח 
Tebach 
Usage: 12

טבח 
Tabach 
Usage: 11

it is furbished
מורט 
Mowrat 
Usage: 2

בּרק 
Baraq 
Usage: 21

או או 
'ow 
Usage: 320

שׂישׂ שׂוּשׂ 
Suws 
Usage: 27

מאס 
Ma'ac 
Usage: 76

the rod
שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

References

Hastings

Context Readings

A Vision Of The Avenging Sword Of Yahweh

9 “Son of man, prophesy: This is what the Lord says! You are to proclaim:

A sword! A sword is sharpened
and also polished.
10 It is sharpened for slaughter,
polished to flash like lightning!
Should we rejoice?
The scepter of My son,
the sword despises every tree.
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.


Cross References

Psalm 110:5-6

The Lord is at Your right hand;
He will crush kings on the day of His anger.

Ezekiel 20:47

and say to the forest there: Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord God says: I am about to ignite a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The blazing flame will not be extinguished, and every face from the south to the north will be scorched by it.

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a human rod and with blows from others.

Esther 3:15

The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion.

Psalm 2:7-9

I will declare the Lord’s decree:
He said to Me, “You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father.

Psalm 89:26-32

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the rock of my salvation.’

Psalm 89:38-45

But You have spurned and rejected him;
You have become enraged with Your anointed.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance;

Isaiah 5:12-14

At their feasts they have lyre, harp,
tambourine, flute, and wine.
They do not perceive the Lord’s actions,
and they do not see the work of His hands.

Isaiah 22:12-14

On that day the Lord God of Hosts
called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.

Isaiah 34:5-6

When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens,
it will then come down on Edom
and on the people I have set apart for destruction.

Jeremiah 46:4

Harness the horses;
mount the steeds;
take your positions with helmets on!
Polish the lances;
put on armor!

Ezekiel 19:11-14

It had strong branches, fit for the scepters of rulers;
its height towered among the clouds.
So it was conspicuous for its height
as well as its many branches.

Ezekiel 21:25-27

And you, profane and wicked prince of Israel,
the day has come
for your punishment.”

Amos 6:3-7

You dismiss any thought of the evil day
and bring in a reign of violence.

Nahum 1:10

For they will be consumed
like entangled thorns,
like the drink of a drunkard
and like straw that is fully dry.

Nahum 3:3

Charging horseman,
flashing sword,
shining spear;
heaps of slain,
mounds of corpses,
dead bodies without end
they stumble over their dead.

Habakkuk 3:11

Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence,
at the flash of Your flying arrows,
at the brightness of Your shining spear.

Luke 21:34-35

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

Revelation 2:27

and he will shepherd them with an iron scepter;
he will shatter them like pottery


just as I have received this from My Father.

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