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Literal Standard Version

Ezekiel 21:5

And all flesh has known that I, YHWH, || Have brought out My sword from its scabbard, || It does not turn back anymore.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Judgments;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sword, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sword;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dark Sayings;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Pahlavi Literature, Jews in;   Poetry;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So all people will know that I, the Lord, have taken my sword from its sheath—it will not be sheathed again.’
Hebrew Names Version
and all flesh shall know that I, the LORD, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
King James Version
That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
English Standard Version
And all flesh shall know that I am the Lord . I have drawn my sword from its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again.
New American Standard Bible
"So humanity will know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword from its sheath. It will not return to its sheath again."'
New Century Version
Then all people will know that I, the Lord , have pulled my sword out from its holder. My sword will not go back in again.'
Amplified Bible
and all living will know [without any doubt] that I the LORD have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it will not be sheathed again."'
World English Bible
and all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
Geneva Bible (1587)
That all flesh may knowe that I the Lorde haue drawen my sworde out of his sheath, and it shall not returne any more.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Thus all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath. It will not return to its sheath again."'
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus all flesh will know that I, Yahweh, have brought out My sword from its sheath. It will not return to its sheath again."'
Berean Standard Bible
Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.'
Contemporary English Version
knowing that my sword will never be put away.
Complete Jewish Bible
I said, "Oh, Adonai Elohim ! They complain that I speak only in parables."
Darby Translation
and all flesh shall know that I Jehovah have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then everyone will know that I am the Lord . They will know that I have pulled my sword from its sheath. My sword will not go back into its sheath again until it is finished.'
George Lamsa Translation
That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
Good News Translation
Everyone will know that I, the Lord , have drawn my sword and that I will not put it away.
Lexham English Bible
And they will know, all creatures, that I, Yahweh, I will bring out my sword from its sheath; it will not return again!"'
Literal Translation
And all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought out My sword from its sheath; it shall not return any more.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that all flesh maye knowe, how that I the LORDE haue drawen my swearde out of the sheth, & it shal not be put in agayne.
American Standard Version
and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
Bible in Basic English
And all flesh will see that I the Lord have taken my sword out of its cover: and it will never go back.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! they say of me: Is he not a maker of parables?'
King James Version (1611)
That all flesh may know, that I the Lord haue drawen foorth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not returne any more.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
That all fleshe may knowe howe that I the Lorde haue drawne my sworde out of the sheath, and it shall not be put in agayne.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and all flesh shall know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
English Revised Version
and all flesh shall know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that ech man wite, that Y the Lord haue drawe out my swerd fro his schethe, that schal not be clepid ayen.
Update Bible Version
and all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore.
Webster's Bible Translation
That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
New English Translation
Then everyone will know that I am the Lord , who drew my sword from its sheath—it will not be sheathed again!'
New King James Version
that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore."'
New Living Translation
Everyone in the world will know that I am the Lord . My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.'
New Life Bible
Then all people will know that I, the Lord, have taken out My sword. It will not be put back into its holder again."'
New Revised Standard
and all flesh shall know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall all flesh know that, I, Yahweh have brought forth my sword out of its sheath, - it shall not return any more.
Douay-Rheims Bible
That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath not to be turned back.
Revised Standard Version
and all flesh shall know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again.
Young's Literal Translation
And known have all flesh that I, Jehovah, Have brought out My sword from its scabbard, It doth not turn back any more.

Contextual Overview

1And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying, 2"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and prophesy to the holy places, and prophesy to the ground of Israel; 3and you have said to the ground of Israel, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I [am] against you, || And have brought out My sword from its scabbard, || And have cut off righteous and wicked from you. 4Because that I have cut off righteous and wicked from you, || Therefore My sword goes out from its scabbard, || To all flesh, from south to north. 5And all flesh has known that I, YHWH, || Have brought out My sword from its scabbard, || It does not turn back anymore.6And you, son of man, sigh with breaking of loins, indeed, sigh before their eyes with bitterness, 7and it has come to pass, when they say to you, Why are you sighing? That you have said: Because of the report, for it is coming, || And every heart has melted, || And all hands have been feeble, || And every spirit is weak, || And all knees go [as] waters, || Behold, it is coming, indeed, it has been, || A declaration of Lord YHWH."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all: Ezekiel 20:48, Numbers 14:21-23, Deuteronomy 29:24-28, 1 Kings 9:7-9

it shall: Ezekiel 21:30, 1 Samuel 3:12, Isaiah 45:23, Isaiah 55:11, Jeremiah 23:20, Nahum 1:9

Reciprocal: Isaiah 34:6 - filled Jeremiah 25:27 - because Jeremiah 30:24 - fierce Zechariah 13:7 - O sword

Cross-References

Genesis 17:1
And Abram is a son of ninety-nine years, and YHWH appears to Abram, and says to him, "I [am] God Almighty, habitually walk before Me, and be perfect;
Genesis 17:17
And Abraham falls on his face, and laughs, and says in his heart, "Is one born to the son of one hundred years? Or does Sarah—daughter of ninety years—bear?"
Romans 4:19
and having not been weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead (being about one hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath,.... The same with kindling a fire in Judea,

:-:

it shall not return any more; that is, into its sheath, until it has done all its work; meaning that the Chaldean army should not return to their own land until they had executed the whole will of God upon the Jews; this is the fire that should not be quenched, Ezekiel 20:48 and here ends the explanation of the said prophecy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 21:5. 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.


 
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