6 "Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.
6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
6 "As for you, son of man, groan; with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan before their eyes.
6 "So, son of man, groan! Double up in pain. Make a scene!
6 Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.
6 "Son of man, groan before the people! Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 21:6
Commentary on Ezekiel 21:1-17
(Read Ezekiel 21:1-17)
Here is an explanation of the parable in the last chapter. It is declared that the Lord was about to cut off Jerusalem and the whole land, that all might know it was his decree against a wicked and rebellious people. It behoves those who denounce the awful wrath of God against sinners, to show that they do not desire the woful day. The example of Christ teaches us to lament over those whose ruin we declare. Whatever instruments God uses in executing his judgments, he will strengthen them according to the service they are employed in. The sword glitters to the terror of those against whom it is drawn. It is a sword to others, a rod to the people of the Lord. God is in earnest in pronouncing this sentence, and the prophet must show himself in earnest in publishing it.