Ezekiel 21:29

21:29 while seeing false visions for you

and reading lying omens for you ¹  –

to place that sword ²  on the necks of the profane wicked, ³ 

whose day has come,

the time of final punishment.

Ezekiel 30:21

30:21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm ⁴  of Pharaoh king of Egypt. ⁵  Look, it has not been bandaged for healing or set with a dressing so that it might become strong enough to grasp a sword.

[21:29]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “you”; the referent (the sword mentioned in v. 28) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:29]  ³ 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.

[30:21]  ⁴ sn The expression “breaking the arm” indicates the removal of power (Ps 10:15; 37:17; Job 38:15; Jer 48:25).

[30:21]  ⁵ sn This may refer to the event recorded in Jer 37:5.