Ezekiel 21:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Becauseיַ֛עַן
(ya·'an)
3282: on account of, becausefrom anah
I will cut offהִכְרַ֥תִּי
(hich·rat·ti)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
from you the righteousצַדִּ֣יק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
and the wicked,וְרָשָׁ֑ע
(ve·ra·sha;)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
thereforeלָ֠כֵן
(la·chen)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
My swordחַרְבִּ֧י
(char·bi)
2719: a swordfrom charab
will go forthתֵּצֵ֨א
(te·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
from its sheathמִתַּעְרָ֛הּ
(mit·ta'·rah)
8593: a razor, sheathfrom arah
againstאֶל־
(el-)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
fleshבָּשָׂ֖ר
(ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
from southמִנֶּ֥גֶב
(min·ne·gev)
5045: south country, the Negeb, southfrom an unused word
[to] north.צָפֹֽון׃
(tza·fo·vn.)
6828: northfrom tsaphan


















KJV Lexicon
Seeing
ya`an  (yah'-an)
heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
then that I will cut off
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
from thee the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
and the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
therefore shall my sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
go forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
out of his sheath
ta`ar  (tah'-ar)
a knife or razor (as making bare): also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty) -- (pen-)knife, razor, scabbard, shave, sheath.
against all flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
from the south
negeb  (neh'-gheb)
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine) -- south (country, side, -ward).
to the north
tsaphown  (tsaw-fone')
hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
Parallel Verses
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 all flesh from south to north.

King James Bible
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 Christian Standard Bible
Since I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will therefore come out of its sheath against everyone from the south to the north.

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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I'm going to kill the righteous people and the wicked people among you. That is why my sword will come out of its scabbard to be used against everyone from the south to the north.

King James 2000 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:
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