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

28And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: 29Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. 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. 31And 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. 32Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I Yhwh have spoken it.

Ezekiel 21:30 word by word

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

• 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 21:4Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
• Jeremiah 47:6O thou sword of Yhwh, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
• Ezekiel 16:38And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.
• Ezekiel 28:13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
• Genesis 15:14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
• Ezekiel 16:3And say, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an 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