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

28“And now, son of man, prophesy concerning the Ammonites and their mockery. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: “A sword, a sword is drawn for your slaughter. It is polished to destroy, flashing like lightning! 29Your prophets have given false visions, and your fortune-tellers have told lies. The sword will fall on the necks of the wicked for whom the day of final reckoning has come. “Now return the sword to its sheath, for in your own country, the land of your birth, I will pass judgment upon you. 31I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction. 32You will be fuel for the fire, and your blood will be spilled in your own land. You will be utterly wiped out, your memory lost to history, for I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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 21:4Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from south to north.
• Jeremiah 47:6“Now, O sword of the Lord, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; rest and be still.
• Ezekiel 16:38I will punish you for your murder and adultery. I will cover you with blood in my jealous fury.
• Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone— red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone, blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper, blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald— all beautifully crafted for you and set in the finest gold. They were given to you on the day you were created.
• Genesis 15:14But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
• Ezekiel 16:3Give her this message from the Sovereign Lord: You are nothing but a Canaanite! Your father was an Amorite and your mother 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