Ezekiel 21:23
"In his right hand was the lot for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, and to build forts."
Key Reflection
In Ezekiel 21:23, the prophet describes a vivid and horrific scene of impending destruction, particularly focusing on Jerusalem's fall to Babylonian forces. The original audience would have readily recognized the imagery as paralleling actual events—specifically, the sieges and assaults that led to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. The mention of battering rams, shouting, and building forts paints a picture of intense military operations, resonating with their collective memory of the Babylonian invasion and the subsequent devastation of the city.
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