Yehezkiel 19:14
Konteks19:14 A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. 1
No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.’
This is a lament song, and has become a lament song.”
Yehezkiel 21:10
Konteks21:10 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! 2
Yehezkiel 21:13
Konteks21:13 “‘For testing will come, and what will happen when the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more? 3 declares the sovereign Lord.’
[19:14] 1 tn The verse describes the similar situation recorded in Judg 9:20.
[21:10] 2 tn Heb “Or shall we rejoice, scepter of my son, it despises every tree.” 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 just before this. Alternatively, the line may be understood as “let us not rejoice, O tribe of my son; it despises every tree.” The same word in Hebrew may be either “rod,” “scepter,” or “tribe.” The word sometimes translated as “or” or taken as an interrogative particle may be a negative particle. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:672, n. 79.
[21:10] sn The people of Judah should not place false hope in their king, symbolized by his royal scepter, for God’s judgment (symbolized by fire and then a sword) would destroy every tree (see 20:47), symbolizing the righteous and wicked (see 21:3-4).
[21:13] 3 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.