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Ezekiel 21:5

Judgment

3 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.

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

Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’

6 But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

7 And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”

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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
Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’
KJV
That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
WEB
All flesh will know that I, the LORD, have drawn my sword out of its sheath. It will not return any more.”’
ASV
and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
DARBY
and all flesh shall know that I Jehovah have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
BLB
And all flesh will know that I, YHWH, have drawn My sword from its sheath; it will not return anymore!’
ÅB
Og alt kjød skal kjenne at jeg, Herren, har draget mitt sverd av skjeden; det skal ikke mere vende tilbake.
OTB
Da skal alt kjød vite at jeg, Herren, har trukket mitt sverd fra sliren; det skal ikke vende tilbake igjen.’
B1930
Og alt kjød skal kjenne at jeg, Herren, har draget mitt sverd av skjeden; det skal ikke mere vende tilbake.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 21:30

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

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  • Nahum 1:9

    Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.

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  • Jeremiah 23:20

    The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:12

    On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end.

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  • Ezekiel 20:48

    Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”

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  • Isaiah 45:23

    By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

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  • Isaiah 55:11

    so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:24–28

    So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’

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