Ezekiel 21:4

4 In order to cut off the righteous and wicked from you, my sword will go out from its sheath against everyone from south to north.

Ezekiel 21:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 21:4

Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the
wicked
Some by the sword, some by famine, some by pestilence, and others by captivity; and, upon the whole, none spared, but the land left desolate: therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh,
from the south to the north;
the Chaldean army shall go out of their own land against all the inhabitants of Judea, from Beersheba to Dan; this explains what is meant by all faces being burnt from the south to the north, ( Ezekiel 20:47 ) , namely, the general destruction of the Jews by the Chaldeans.

Ezekiel 21:4 In-Context

2 Human one, face Jerusalem, preach against their sanctuary, and prophesy against Israel's fertile land.

3 Say to Israel's fertile land, The LORD proclaims: I'm now against you! I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous and the wicked from you.

4 In order to cut off the righteous and wicked from you, my sword will go out from its sheath against everyone from south to north.

5 And everyone will know that I, the LORD, have taken my sword out of its sheath. It won't be put away again.

6 You, human one, groan in their sight; groan bitterly with trembling knees.