Ezekiel 21:1 — Meaning and Application

Ezekiel 21:2

"Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop {thy word} toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,"

Ezekiel 21:3

"And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I {am} against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked."

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."