Ezekiel 21:4

Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 21

“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

What Does Ezekiel 21:4 Mean?

Ezekiel 21:4 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 21, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (9)

These passages are connected to Ezekiel 21:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ezekiel 20:47“And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.”Ezekiel 7:2“Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.”Zechariah 13:7“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.”Jeremiah 25:27“Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”Ezekiel 6:11“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”Leviticus 26:25“And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.”Isaiah 34:6“The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.”Ezekiel 21:16“Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.”Ezekiel 21:30“Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.”

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