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Ezekiel 21

Ezekiel 21:4

God’s Sword of Judgment · Ezekiel 21:1–32
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Translations

Modern
Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
Traditional
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:
Literal
Because that I will cut off from you the righteous one and the wicked one, therefore My sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh, from south to north.
Latin
Pro eo autem quod occidi in te justum et impium, idcirco egredietur gladius meus de vagina sua ad omnem carnem, ab austro usque ad aquilonem:

Original

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

Notes

Ezekiel 21:3–5

  • The Lord himself was the true enemy Israel needed to fear. He was about to bring a complete judgment against them.

  • Normally, people expect the righteous to escape judgment and the wicked to receive it. This contrast is like the green tree and the dry tree in the parable (Ezekiel 20:47–48).

    God’s judgment on sin would be like a very hot fire. It would burn everything it touched.

Ezekiel 21:1–32

This chapter repeatedly mentions a sword (Ezekiel 21:3–5, 9, 11–12, 14–16, 19, 28–30). Each time, the sword represents God’s judgment.

Events

Glossary

Ezekiel, Book of

Topics

Judgments: Design of The Sword: (Drawing of) of War and Destruction The Sword: Carried in a Sheath or Scabbard