Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And forasmuch as I have cut off in thee the just and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north. against Ezekiel 6:11-14 Thus saith the Lord God: Strike with thy hand and stamp with thy foot, and say: Alas, for all the abominations of the evils of the house of Israel: for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. . . . Ezekiel 7:2 And thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God to the land of Israel: The end is come, the end is come upon the four quarters of the land. Ezekiel 20:47 And say to the south forest: Hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, and will burn in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame of the fire shall not be quenched: and every face shall be burned in it, from the south even to the north. Context The LORD's Sword of Judgment…3And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off in thee the just, and the wicked. 4And forasmuch as I have cut off in thee the just and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north.5That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath not to be turned back.… Cross References Deuteronomy 32:40 I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live for ever. Jeremiah 12:12 The spoilers are come upon all the ways of the wilderness, for the sword of the Lord shall devour from one end of the land to the other end thereof: there is no peace for all flesh. Jeremiah 25:27 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and vomit: and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword, which I shall send among you. Ezekiel 7:2 And thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God to the land of Israel: The end is come, the end is come upon the four quarters of the land. Ezekiel 14:17 Or if I bring the sword upon that land, and say to the sword: Pass through the land: and I destroy man and beast out of it: Ezekiel 20:46 Son of man, set thy face against the way of the south, and drop towards the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field. Ezekiel 20:47 And say to the south forest: Hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, and will burn in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame of the fire shall not be quenched: and every face shall be burned in it, from the south even to the north. Lexicon Becauseיַ֛עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause I will cut off הִכְרַ֥תִּי (hiḵ·rat·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant both the righteous צַדִּ֣יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6662: Just, righteous and the wicked, וְרָשָׁ֑ע (wə·rā·šā‘) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7563: Wrong, an, bad person My sword חַרְבִּ֧י (ḥar·bî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword will be תֵּצֵ֨א (tê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim unsheathed מִתַּעְרָ֛הּ (mit·ta‘·rāh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8593: A knife, razor, a scabbard against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to everyone כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every from south מִנֶּ֥גֶב (min·ne·ḡeḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5045: South country, the Negeb, south to north. צָפֽוֹן׃ (ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter Additional Translations Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 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: Because I will destroy out of thee the unrighteous and the transgressor, therefore so shall my sword come forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 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; 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: 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: 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: 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. 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