Ezekiel 21:30

Return the sword to its sheath. In the place of your creation, in the land of your origin, I will judge you!

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

29While prophets see empty visions for you, while they perform rituals to come up with lies for you, this sword will lie on the necks of the wicked who are about to be killed, whose day of punishment has come and whose time of iniquity is about to end.

31I will pour out my indignation on you! I will fan the fire of my rage against you and put you into the hand of cruel men, craftsmen of destruction!

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Cross References

Genesis 15:14I will judge that nation that they will serve, and afterward they will come out with abundant possessions.

Ezekiel 12:10Say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: this prophetic action concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel in whose midst they are.'

Ezekiel 16:38For I will punish you for adultery and the shedding of blood, and I will bring on you the bloodshed of my anger and passion.

Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 21:29-32

The Destruction of the Ammonites. ( b. c. 592.) 28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God 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: 29 Whiles 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. 30 Shall I cause it to return… Read the whole commentary →

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