Ezekiel 21:22 - Exposition

At his right hand was, etc.; better, into his right hand came, etc .; sc . the arrow marked for Jerusalem was that which came into the king's hand as the quiver was shaken. To appoint captains; better, battering rams , in both clauses. The same Hebrew word is used in both (see note on Ezekiel 4:2 ). The verse paints the engineering operations of the besiegers, following on the issue of the divination. (For the mount, comp. Isaiah 37:33 .)