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Ezekiel 21:30

Judgment

28 Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—

29 while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you— to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.

Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.

31 I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.

32 You will be fuel for the fire. Your blood will stain your own land. You will not be remembered, for I, the LORD, have spoken.’”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
KJV
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.
WEB
Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your birth, I will judge you.
ASV
Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy birth, will I judge thee.
DARBY
Restore [it] to its sheath. I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy birth.
BLB
Return [it] to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
ÅB
Stikk sverdet i skjeden igjen! På det sted hvor du ble skapt, i det land hvorfra du er opprunnet, der vil jeg dømme deg.
OTB
Returner sverdet til sliren. På stedet hvor du ble skapt, i landet av din opprinnelse, vil jeg dømme deg.
B1930
Stikk sverdet i skjeden igjen! På det sted hvor du blev skapt, i det land hvorfra du er oprunnet, der vil jeg dømme dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 16:38

    And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.

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  • Jeremiah 47:6–7

    ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

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  • Genesis 15:14

    But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

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  • Ezekiel 28:15

    From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways— until wickedness was found in you.

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  • Ezekiel 28:13

    You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.

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  • Ezekiel 21:4–5

    Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.

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  • Ezekiel 16:3–4

    and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

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