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

28It will seem to them like a false divination. They have sworn solemn oaths, but he will remember their iniquity, so they may be seized.” 29Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Because you have caused your iniquity to be remembered, by exposing your transgressions, so that your sins appear in all your deeds—because you have come to remembrance, you will be seized with the hand. So you, wicked one, prince of Israel, the day has come to be slain, the time of final punishment.” 31Thus says Adonai Elohim: “Remove the turban, take off the crown! This will no longer be the same. What is low will be exalted. What is high will be abased. 32Ruin, ruin, I will make it a ruin! Even this will not be, until He comes to whom belongs the judgment, and I give it to Him.

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 21:4All flesh will see that I, Adonai, have kindled it; it will not be extinguished.’”
• Jeremiah 47:6O sword of Adonai, how long until you are quiet? Go back into your sheath, rest and be still.
• Ezekiel 16:38So I will judge you, as women who commit adultery and shed blood are judged. Then I will bring on you the blood of fury and jealousy.
• Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering —ruby, topaz and diamond, beryl, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and emerald—your settings and your sockets a workmanship of gold —in the day you were created they were prepared.
• Genesis 15:14But I am going to judge the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will go out with many possessions.
• Ezekiel 16:3and say, thus says Adonai to Jerusalem: ‘Your origin and your birth are from the land of the Canaanite; your father was an Amorite, 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