Ezekiel 21:31 Cross References

Ezekiel 21:31

31: I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction.

Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.

Topheth--the place of burning--has long been ready for the Assyrian king; it has been piled high with wood. The breath of the LORD, like fire from a volcano, will set it ablaze.

Soon I will pour out my fury to complete your punishment for all your disgusting behavior.

A lion stalks from its den, a destroyer of nations. And it is headed for your land! Your towns will lie in ruins, empty of people.

This is what the LORD says: "See a great army marching from the north! A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands.
They are fully armed for slaughter. They are cruel and show no mercy. As they ride forward, the noise of their army is like a roaring sea. They are marching in battle formation to destroy you, Jerusalem. "

Then at your command, O LORD, at the blast of your breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.

You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the LORD Almighty, while you are all busy building your own fine houses.

"Or suppose I were to pour out my fury by sending an epidemic of disease into the land, and the plague killed people and animals alike.

I am raising up the Babylonians to be a new power on the world scene. They are a cruel and violent nation who will march across the world and conquer it.
They are notorious for their cruelty. They do as they like, and no one can stop them.
Their horses are swifter than leopards. They are a fierce people, more fierce than wolves at dusk. Their horsemen race forward from distant places. Like eagles they swoop down to pounce on their prey.
"On they come, all of them bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a wind from the desert, sweeping captives ahead of them like sand.
They scoff at kings and princes and scorn all their defenses. They simply pile ramps of earth against their walls and capture them!

"You are my battle-ax and sword," says the LORD. "With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms.
With you I will shatter armies, destroying the horse and rider, the chariot and charioteer.
With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and maidens.
With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and rulers.

I will melt you down in the heat of my fury, just as copper, tin, iron, and lead are melted down in a furnace.
I will gather you together and blow the fire of my anger upon you,
and you will melt like silver in fierce heat. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my fury on you."

Listen! I myself will make sure that the king will receive a report from Assyria telling him that he is needed at home. Then I will make him want to return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.'"

you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say, "The mighty man has been destroyed. Yes, your insolence is ended.
For the LORD has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule.
You persecuted the people with unceasing blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip. Your tyranny was unrestrained.

The grass withers, and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the LORD. And so it is with people.

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