Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 21:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins” at Ezekiel 21:6 as a specific part of “The Unsheathed Sword Targets Jerusalem.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 21:1–7
Begin with Ezekiel 21:1–7's complete movement: The south-fire image becomes a sword against Jerusalem, holy places, righteous and wicked alike; Ezekiel sighs visibly as news melts courage. At verse 21:6, The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins” at Ezekiel 21:6 as a specific part of “The Unsheathed Sword Targets Jerusalem.”
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins” at Ezekiel 21:6 as a specific part of “The Unsheathed Sword Targets Jerusalem.” Because nearby lines develop or qualify it, Ezekiel 21:1–7 supplies the minimum responsible context.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Ezekiel 21:1–7 — The Unsheathed Sword Targets JerusalemSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 21:1–7, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 21:1–7
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