Ezekiel 21:13
ContextNET © | “‘For testing will come, and what will happen when the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more? 1 declares the sovereign Lord.’ |
NIV © | "‘Testing will surely come. And what if the sceptre of Judah , which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign LORD.’ |
NASB © | "For there is a testing; and what if even the rod which despises will be no more?" declares the Lord GOD. |
NLT © | It will put them all to the test! So now the Sovereign LORD asks: What chance do they have? |
MSG © | "'Testing comes. Why have you despised discipline? You can't get around it. Decree of GOD, the Master.' |
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NRSV © | For consider: What! If you despise the rod, will it not happen? says the Lord GOD. |
NKJV © | "Because it is a testing, And what if the sword despises even the scepter? The scepter shall be no more ," says the Lord GOD. |
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NET © | “‘For testing will come, and what will happen when the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more? 1 declares the sovereign Lord.’ |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “For testing (will come) and what if also a scepter, it despises, will not be?” The translation understands the subject of the verb “despises,” which is a feminine form in the Hebrew text, to be the sword (which is a feminine noun) mentioned in the previous verses. The text is very difficult and any rendering is uncertain. |