Reference

Ezekiel 21:28

And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
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Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

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I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

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And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

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Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

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Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.

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Destruction / Perishing Language

There is no argument that this verse does not support the theme "Destruction / Perishing Language" as it explicitly uses "slaughter" and "consume" in reference to the Ammonites' fate.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse uses concrete language ("sword," "slaughter"), the "glittering" could be interpreted metaphorically as the Ammonites' pride or arrogance, suggesting a symbolic rather than purely literal cause for their destruction.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes the content of a prophecy and the command to deliver it, but it does not explicitly detail the method by which God communicated this revelation to Ezekiel (e.g., a dream, vision, or audible voice).