Ezekiel 21:4

4 I will use my sword 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 "Mortal man," he said, "denounce Jerusalem. Denounce the places where people worship. Warn the land of Israel

3 that I, the Lord, am saying: I am your enemy. I will draw my sword and kill all of you, good and evil alike.

4 I will use my sword against everyone from south to north.

5 Everyone will know that I, the Lord, have drawn my sword and that I will not put it away.

6 "Mortal man, groan as if your heart is breaking with despair. Groan in sorrow where everyone can watch you.