Ezekiel 21:25

21:25 “‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, ¹ 

whose day has come, the time of final punishment,

Ezekiel 21:29

21:29 while seeing false visions for you

and reading lying omens for you ²  –

to place that sword ³  on the necks of the profane wicked, ⁴ 

whose day has come,

the time of final punishment.

[21:25]  ¹ tn This probably refers to King Zedekiah.

[21:29]  ² tn Heb “in the seeing concerning you falsehood, in divining concerning you a lie.” This probably refers to the attempts of the Ammonites to ward off judgment through prophetic visions and divination.

[21:29]  ³ tn Heb “you”; the referent (the sword mentioned in v. 28) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:29]  ⁴ sn The second half of the verse appears to state that the sword of judgment would fall upon the wicked, despite their efforts to prevent it.