Ezekiel 21:30

Ezekiel 21:30 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Let the sword return to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your ancestry, I will judge you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Return it to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Return it to its sheath. I will judge you In the place where you were created, In the land of your nativity.

Context of Ezekiel 21:30

28You, son of man, must speak my message about the Ammonites. They have insulted Israel. This is what the Almighty Lord says: A sword is ready to destroy them. It shines brightly like lightning and it is ready to kill. 29Their visions about the battle have deceived them. What they think will happen is only lies. The sword will punish wicked people with death. The time for their final punishment has now arrived. Now put the sword back in its place! I will judge you in your own land, in the place where you were born. 31I will punish you very strongly, because I am so angry with you. I will put you under the power of cruel men who know how to destroy people. 32You will be like wood that helps a fire to burn. You will die a violent death in your own land. Nobody will remember you any more. I, the Lord, have said this.’

Ezekiel 21:30 word by word

הָשַׁ֖ב אֶל־תַּעְרָ֑הּ בִּמְק֧וֹם אֲשֶׁר־נִבְרֵ֛את בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְ אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֹתָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• to returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• into his sheathתַּ֫עַרta‛ar · razorH8593
• I will judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• thee in the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where thou wast createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of thy nativityמְכֹרָהmekûrâh mekôrâh · originH4351

Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:30

• Ezekiel 21:4I will remove righteous people and wicked people from among you. So I will use my sword to attack everyone in the land, from the north to the south.
• Jeremiah 47:6You shout to the Lord, “How long will you attack us with your sword? Please stop killing us! Put your sword away!”
• Ezekiel 16:38I will punish you as you deserve, because you are an adulteress and a murderer. I am very angry with you because you have not been faithful to me. So my punishment will destroy you.
• Ezekiel 28:13You lived in God's beautiful garden, Eden. You wore valuable jewels on your clothes. The jewels were ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. They were fixed to pieces of gold. They were ready for you to wear on the day that you were born.
• Genesis 15:14But I will punish the people of that country who give them trouble. After this, your descendants will leave that country. They will take many valuable things with them.
• Ezekiel 16:3Say to them, “This is what the Almighty Lord says to Jerusalem's people: You were born in the land of Canaan. That is where you came from. Your father was an Amorite and your mother was a Hittite.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30I will judge thee - This seems to refer to Nebuchadnezzar, who, after his return from Jerusalem, became insane, and lived like a beast for seven years; but was afterwards restored, and acknowledged the Lord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-32Verses 18-32 The third word of judgment. The king of Babylon‘s march upon Judaea and upon the Ammonites. Destruction is to go forth not on Judah only, but also on such neighboring tribes as the Ammonites (compare Jeremiah 27:2-3). Ezekiel 21:19 Appoint thee - Set before thee. Choose thou a place, choose it - Rather, “mark a spot, mark it,” as upon a map, at the head of the two roads, one leading to Jerusalem, the other to Ammon. These were the two roads…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-32Verses 28-32 The diviners of the Ammonites made false prophecies of victory. They would never recover their power, but in time would be wholly forgotten. Let us be thankful to be employed as instruments of mercy; let us use our understandings in doing good; and let us stand aloof from men who are only skilful to destroy.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-32The sword would return to its sheath. This does not mean it would rest. It would return in order to carry out the Lord’s judgment against its own land, Babylon. God would also pour out his fury and the fire of his anger on Babylon. These words describe God’s intense judgment. Babylon did not receive special protection just because God had used it to judge other nations. Judgment may have begun with God’s household (1 Peter 4:17), but it did not stop…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. Shall I cause it to return into his sheath--namely, without first destroying Ammon. Certainly not (Jr 47:6, 7). Others, as the Margin, less suitably read it imperatively, "Cause it to return," that is, after it has done the work appointed to it. in the land of thy nativity--Ammon was not to be carried away captive as Judah, but to perish in his own land.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 21:30

• Ammonites

In the dictionaries

• Parting
• Privy
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Groan

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