Ezekiel 21 · Verse 5

Ezekiel 21:5

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 21:5, King James Version

Ezekiel 21:5 in other translations

BSBThen all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’
WEBAll flesh will know that I, the LORD, have drawn my sword out of its sheath. It will not return any more.”’
ASVand all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
YLTAnd known have all flesh that I, Jehovah, Have brought out My sword from its scabbard, It doth not turn back any more.
DARBYand all flesh shall know that I Jehovah have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
BBEAnd all flesh will see that I the Lord have taken my sword out of its cover: and it will never go back.
WebsterThat all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.

What does Ezekiel 21:5 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 It shall not return any more - That is, till all the work that I have designed for it is done. Nor did it; for Nebuchadnezzar never rested till he had subdued all the lands from the south to the north, from the Euphrates to the Nile.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 21:1-17

The ruin of Judah under the emblem of a sharp sword. (Ezek 21:1-17) The approach of the king of Babylon described. (Ezek 21:18-27) The destruction of the Ammonites. (Ezek 21:28-32) Verses 1-17 Here is an explanation of the parable in the last chapter. It is declared that the Lord was about to cut off Jerusalem and the whole land, that all might know it was his decree against a wicked and rebellious people. It…

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Ezekiel 21:5 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.

וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בָּשָׂ֔רba.SarfleshH1320
כִּ֚יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiI have brought outH3318
חַרְבִּ֖יchar.Bisword myH2719
מִתַּעְרָ֑הּmi.ta'.Rahfrom sheath itsH8593
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תָשׁ֖וּבta.Shuvit will go backH7725
עֽוֹד\׃\ \סodagainH5750

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 21:5

  • 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.

  • Nahum 1:9

    What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

  • Jeremiah 23:20

    The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.

  • 1 Samuel 3:12

    In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

  • Ezekiel 20:48

    And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

  • Isaiah 45:23

    I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

  • Isaiah 55:11

    So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

  • Deuteronomy 29:24-28

    Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: …

  • Numbers 14:21-23

    But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:

  • 1 Kings 9:7-9

    Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house? And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.

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all.
20:48; Nu 14:21-23; De 29:24-28; 1Ki 9:7-9
it shall.
30; 1Sa 3:12; Isa 45:23; 55:11; Jer 23:20; Na 1:9

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Context

  • Ezekiel 21:4

    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:

  • Ezekiel 21:5

    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 21:6

    Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

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Ezekiel 21:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sabrá toda carne que yo Jehová saqué mi espada de su vaina; no volverá más.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je dis: Ah, Seigneur Éternel! ils disent de moi: Celui-ci ne parle-t-il pas en paraboles?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich sprach: Ach, Herr, Jehova! sie sagen von mir: Redet er nicht in Gleichnissen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ut sciat omnis caro quia ego Dominus, eduxi gladium meum de vagina sua irrevocabilem.