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Ezekiel 21:4 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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 21:4
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Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
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.
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
Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
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Ezekiel 21:1
"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
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 21:5
"That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return"
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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