it: i.e. the sword of Jehovah, the king of Babylon.
princes. leaders.
be. come.
terrors by, &c.. who shall be delivered to the sword with My People.
smite therefore, &c. This was the symbol of grief in man, as beating the breast was in woman.
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Ezekiel 21:12
12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrorsc by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.