New Living Translation
Ezekiel 21:5
5Everyone in the world will know that I am the Lord. My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.’
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
3Tell her, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am your enemy, O Israel, and I am about to unsheath my sword to destroy your people—the righteous and the wicked alike. 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. Everyone in the world will know that I am the Lord. My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.’ 6“Son of man, groan before the people! Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart. 7When they ask why you are groaning, tell them, ‘I groan because of the terrifying news I have heard. When it comes true, the boldest heart will melt with fear; all strength will disappear. Every spirit will faint; strong knees will become as weak as water. And the Sovereign Lord says: It is coming! It’s on its way!’”
Read all of Ezekiel 21Ezekiel 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.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:5
- Ezekiel 20:48And everyone in the world will see that I, the Lord, have set this fire. It will not be put out.’”
- Numbers 14:21But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the Lord’s glory,
- Deuteronomy 29:24“And all the surrounding nations will ask, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why was he so angry?’
- 1 Kings 9:7then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
- Ezekiel 21:30“Now return the sword to its sheath, for in your own country, the land of your birth, I will pass judgment upon you.
- 1 Samuel 3:12I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.
- Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by my own name; I have spoken the truth, and I will never go back on my word: Every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.”
- Isaiah 55:11It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
- Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the Lord will not diminish until it has finished all he has planned. In the days to come you will understand all this very clearly.
- Nahum 1:9Why are you scheming against the Lord? He will destroy you with one blow; he won’t need to strike 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
In the dictionaries
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
New Living Translation — © 1996, 2004, 2015 Tyndale House Foundation
Commentaries