Since I will cut off[a] both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will therefore come out of its sheath against everyone from the south to the north.(A) So all the people will know that I, Yahweh, have taken My sword from its sheath—it will not be sheathed again.(B)

“But you, son of man, groan! Groan bitterly with a broken heart[b] right before their eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:4 Lit off from you
  2. Ezekiel 21:6 Lit with broken loins

Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword(A) will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.(B) Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword(C) from its sheath; it will not return(D) again.’(E)

“Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.(F)

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