Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Because I am going to have the upright and the evil cut off from you, for this cause my sword will go out from its cover against all flesh from the south to the north:
New American Standard Bible
Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go forth from its sheath against
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:
Holman Bible
Since I will cut off
International Standard Version
Since I'm going to kill both the righteous and the wicked among you, I'll be unsheathing my sword against everyone from south to north.
A Conservative Version
Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore my sword shall go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north.
American Standard Version
Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
Amplified
Because I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go from its sheath against all flesh from south to north,
Darby Translation
Seeing that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north;
Julia Smith Translation
Because that I cut off from thee the just and the unjust, for this my sword shall go forth from its sheath against all flesh, from south to north.
King James 2000
Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because I will cut [off] from you [both] righteous and wicked, therefore my sword will go out from its sheath to all creatures from south [to] north.
Modern King James verseion
Since then I will cut off the righteous and the wicked from you, therefore My sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Seeing then that I will root out of thee both the righteous and wicked, therefore shall my sword go out of his sheath against all flesh from the north to the south:
NET Bible
Because I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, my sword will go out from its sheath against everyone from the south to the north.
New Heart English Bible
Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the Negev to the north:
The Emphasized Bible
Because I have cut off from thee the righteous and the lawless, Therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north:
Webster
Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
World English Bible
Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
Youngs Literal Translation
Because that I have cut off from thee righteous and wicked, Therefore go out doth My sword from its scabbard, Unto all flesh, from south to north.
Themes
Swords » Carried in a sheath or scabbard
Swords » Illustrative » (drawing of,) of war and destruction
Interlinear
Karath
Chereb
Basar
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 21:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Vision Of The Avenging Sword Of Yahweh
3 And say to the land of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, and I will take my sword out of its cover, cutting off from you the upright and the evil. 4 Because I am going to have the upright and the evil cut off from you, for this cause my sword will go out from its cover against all flesh from the south to the north: 5 And all flesh will see that I the Lord have taken my sword out of its cover: and it will never go back.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 20:47
And say to the woodland of the South, Give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said: See, I will have a fire lighted in you, for the destruction of every green tree in you and every dry tree: the flaming flame will not be put out, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.
Ezekiel 7:2
And you, son of man, say, This is what the Lord has said to the land of Israel: An end has come, the end has come on the four quarters of the land.
Ezekiel 6:11-14
This is what the Lord has said: Give blows with your hand, stamping with your foot, and say, O sorrow! because of all the evil and disgusting ways of the children of Israel: for death will overtake them by the sword and through need of food and by disease.