Ezekiel 21:5

Ezekiel 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword from its sheath; it will not return again.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all flesh shall know that I am the Lord. I have drawn my sword from its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that all flesh may know that I, the Lord, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore.” ’

Context of Ezekiel 21:5

3and say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am against you and will draw My sword out of its sheath and I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked. 4Because I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go from its sheath against all flesh from south to north, and all living will know [without any doubt] that I the Lord have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it will not be sheathed again.” ’ 6As for you, son of man, groan with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan in their sight. 7And when they say to you, ‘Why do you sigh and groan?’ you shall answer, ‘Because of the news that is coming; and every heart will melt and all hands will be frail, and every spirit will faint and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes and it will happen,’ says the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 21:5 word by word

וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֔ר כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה הוֹצֵ֥אתִי חַרְבִּ֖י מִתַּעְרָ֑הּ לֹ֥א תָשׁ֖וּב עֽוֹד׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That all fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• may knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• have drawn forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• my swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• out of his sheathתַּ֫עַרta‛ar · razorH8593
• it shall not returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725

Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:5

• Ezekiel 20:48All flesh will see that I the Lord have kindled it; it will not be quenched.” ’ ”
• Numbers 14:21but indeed as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done this thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
• 1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and I will cast out of My sight the house which I have consecrated for My Name and Presence. Then Israel will become a proverb (a saying) and a byword (object of ridicule) among all the peoples.
• Ezekiel 21:30Return the sword to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin (birth), I will judge you.
• 1 Samuel 3:12On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I have spoken concerning his house (family), from beginning to end.
• Isaiah 45:23I have sworn [an oath] by Myself, The word is gone out of My mouth in righteousness And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear [allegiance].
• Isaiah 55:11So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
• Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the Lord will not turn back Until He has set in motion and accomplished the thoughts and intentions of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.
• Nahum 1:9Whatever [plot] you [Assyrians] devise against the Lord, He will make a complete end of it; Affliction [of God’s people by the hand of Assyria] will not occur twice.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5It shall not return any more - That is, till all the work that I have designed for it is done. Nor did it; for Nebuchadnezzar never rested till he had subdued all the lands from the south to the north, from the Euphrates to the Nile.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-322. the holy places--the three parts of the temple: the courts, the holy place, and the holiest. If "synagogues" existed before the Babylonian captivity, as Psa 74:8 seems to imply, they and the proseuchæ, or oratories, may be included in the "holy places" here.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 21:5

• Judgments

In the dictionaries

• Parting
• Privy
• Sword
• Dark Sayings

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings