Ezekiel 21 · Verse 30

Ezekiel 21:30

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.
Ezekiel 21:30, King James Version

Ezekiel 21:30 in other translations

BSBReturn the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
WEBCause it to return into its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your birth, I will judge you.
ASVCause it to return into its sheath. In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy birth, will I judge thee.
YLTTurn it back unto its scabbard, In the place where thou wast produced, In the land of thy birth I do judge thee.
DARBYRestore it to its sheath. I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy birth.
BBEGo back into your cover. In the place where you were made, in the land from which you were taken, I will be your judge.
WebsterShall I cause it to return into its sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.

What does Ezekiel 21:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 I 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 21:28-32

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.

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Ezekiel 21:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הָשַׁ֖בha.Shavput backH7725
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
תַּעְרָ֑הּta'.Rahsheath itsH8593
בִּמְק֧וֹםbim.Komin [the] placeH4725
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-<of> whereH834
נִבְרֵ֛אתniv.Retyou were createdH1254
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְme.khu.ro.Ta.yikhorigins yourH4351
אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט'esh.PotI will judgeH8199
אֹתָֽךְ\׃'o.Takh<obj.> youH853

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 21:30

  • Ezekiel 16:38

    And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.

  • Jeremiah 47:6-7

    O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.

  • Genesis 15:14

    And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

  • Ezekiel 28:15

    Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

  • Ezekiel 28:13

    Thou 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.

  • Ezekiel 21:4-5

    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: That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

  • Ezekiel 16:3-4

    And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shall I cause it to return. or, Cause it to return.
4,5; Jer 47:6,7
I will.
16:38; 28:13,15; Ge 15:14
in the.
16:3,4

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Context

  • Ezekiel 21:29

    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.

  • Ezekiel 21:30

    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.

  • Ezekiel 21:31

    And 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.

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Ezekiel 21:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Tornaréla á su vaina? En el lugar donde te criaste, en la tierra donde has vivido, te tengo de juzgar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et toi, profane, méchant prince d’Israël, dont le jour est venu au temps de l’iniquité de la fin,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du, Unheiliger, Gesetzloser, Fürst Israels, dessen Tag gekommen ist zur Zeit der Ungerechtigkeit des Endes!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Revertere ad vaginam tuam, in loco in quo creatus es: in terra nativitatis tuæ judicabo te.