God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 21:31
31I will pour out my fury on you and breathe on you with my fiery anger. I will hand you over to cruel people who are skilled in destruction.
Ezekiel 21:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.
- New International Version (NIV)I will pour out my wrath on you and breathe out my fiery anger against you; I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men, men skilled in destruction.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver you into the hands of brutish men, skillful to destroy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
Context of Ezekiel 21:31
29People see false visions about you and prophesy lies about you. The sword will be placed on the necks of dishonest, wicked people, for whom the time of final punishment has come. 30“ ‘Return your sword to its scabbard. In the place where you were created, in the land where you were born, there I will judge you. I will pour out my fury on you and breathe on you with my fiery anger. I will hand you over to cruel people who are skilled in destruction. 32You will be fuel for the fire. You will die in the land. You will no longer be remembered. I, the Lord, have spoken.’ ”
Read all of Ezekiel 21Ezekiel 21:31 word by word
וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֤י עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ זַעְמִ֔י בְּאֵ֥שׁ עֶבְרָתִ֖י אָפִ֣יחַ עָלָ֑יִךְ וּנְתַתִּ֗יךְ בְּיַד֙ אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בֹּֽעֲרִ֔ים חָרָשֵׁ֖י מַשְׁחִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will pour outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- mine indignationזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195
- upon thee, I will blowפּוּחַpûach · to breatheH6315
- against thee in the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- of my wrathעֶבְרָה‛ebrâh · furyH5678
- and deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
- thee into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of brutishבָּעַרbâ‛ar · be brutishH1197
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- skilfulחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
- to destroyמַשְׁחִיתmashchîyth · destructionH4889
Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:31
- Ezekiel 7:8Soon I will pour out my fury on you and unleash my anger on you. I will judge you for the way you have lived, and I will punish you for all the detestable things that you have done.
- Ezekiel 14:19“Suppose I send a plague into that country or pour out my fury on it by killing people and destroying animals.
- Ezekiel 22:22You will be melted in the city like silver that is melted in a furnace. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my fury on you.”
- Nahum 1:6Who can stand in the presence of his rage? Who can oppose his burning anger? He pours out his rage like fire and smashes the rocky cliffs.
- Ezekiel 22:20People gather silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin together in a smelting furnace to melt them with a fiery blast. In the same way, in my anger and fury I will gather you and put you in the city. I will melt you there.
- Psalms 18:15Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at your stern warning, O Lord, at the blast of the breath from your nostrils.
- Isaiah 30:33Topheth was prepared long ago. It was made ready for the king. It was made deep and wide and piled high with plenty of burning logs. The Lord’s breath will be like a flood of burning sulfur, setting it on fire.
- Isaiah 37:7I’m going to put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own country. I’ll have him assassinated in his own country.’ ”
- Isaiah 40:7Grass dries up, and flowers wither when the Lord’s breath blows on them. Yes, people are like grass.
- Haggai 1:9“You expected a lot, but you received a little. When you bring something home, I blow it away. Why?” declares the Lord of Armies. “It’s because my house lies in ruins while each of you is busy working on your own house.
- Isaiah 14:4Then you will mock the king of Babylon with this saying, “How the tyrant has come to an end! How his attacks have come to an end!”
- Jeremiah 4:7A lion has come out of its lair. A destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his place to destroy your land. Your cities will be ruined, and no one will live in them.
- Jeremiah 6:22This is what the Lord says: An army is going to come from the north. A great nation is preparing itself in the distant parts of the earth.
- Jeremiah 51:20“You are my war club and my weapon for battle. I will use you to crush nations. I will use you to destroy kingdoms.
- Habakkuk 1:6I am going to send the Babylonians, that fierce and reckless nation. They will march throughout the earth to take possession of lands that don’t belong to them.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:31
- 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. 3131. blow against thee in, &c.--rather, "blow upon thee with the fire," &c. Image from smelting metals (Eze 22:20, 21). brutish--ferocious. skilful to destroy--literally, "artificers of destruction"; alluding to Is 54:16.Read the comment
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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
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