Ezekiel 21:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 21:4

2 ^a“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, ^bpreach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel;

3 and say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I am ^aagainst you, and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off both ^brighteous and wicked from you.

4 Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh ^afrom south to north,

5 that all flesh may know that I, the Lord, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it ^ashall not return anymore.” ’

6 ^aSigh therefore, son of man, with¹ a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.

7 And it shall be when they say to you, ‘Why are you sighing?’ that you shall answer, ‘Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt, ^aall hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,’ says the Lord God.”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 21:4

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American Standard Version
Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

Amplified® Bible
Because I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall My sword go out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north,

Contemporary English Version
From south to north, people will die,

Darby English Version
Seeing that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north;

Good News Bible
I will use my sword against everyone from south to north.

King James Version
Seeing 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:

New American Standard Bible
"Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh from south {to} north.

New International Version
Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.

New King James Version
Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh from south to north.

Revised Standard Version
Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north;

Young's Literal Translation
Because that I have cut off from thee righteous and wicked, Therefore go out doth My sword from its scabbard, Unto all flesh, from south to north.

New English Translation
Because I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, my sword will go out from its sheath against everyone¹ from the south² to the north.

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