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Ezekiel 21:3

Judgment

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

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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
and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
KJV
And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
WEB
Tell the land of Israel, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I am against you, and will draw my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
ASV
and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
DARBY
and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
BLB
and say to the land of Israel, thus says YHWH: ‘Behold, I [am] against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and I will cut off from you the righteous one and the wicked one!
ÅB
Og si til Israels land: Så sier Herren: Se, jeg kommer over deg og drar mitt sverd av skjeden, og jeg vil utrydde både rettferdige og ugudelige i deg.
OTB
og si til Israels land: ‘Dette sier Herren: Se, jeg er imot deg, og jeg vil trekke mitt sverd fra sliren og hugge bort både de rettferdige og de ugudelige fra deg.
B1930
Og si til Israels land: Så sier Herren: Se, jeg kommer over dig og drar mitt sverd av skjeden, og jeg vil utrydde både rettferdige og ugudelige i dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 9:22

    This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

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  • Ezekiel 5:8

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

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  • Jeremiah 21:13

    Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

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  • Ezekiel 14:21

    For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?

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  • Ezekiel 5:12

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

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  • Ezekiel 21:19

    Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.

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  • Ezekiel 14:17

    Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

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  • Nahum 3:5

    Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

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