Ezekiel 21:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’”
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“Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And known have all flesh that I, Jehovah, Have brought out My sword from its scabbard, It doth not turn back any more.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 21:5 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 14:21“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
- Deuteronomy 29:24So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
- 1 Samuel 3:12On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end.
- 1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
- Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
- Isaiah 55:11so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
- Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
- Ezekiel 17:2“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
- Ezekiel 20:48Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”
- Ezekiel 21:30Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
- Nahum 1:9Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
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