Ezekiel 21:4

4 Because I am going to cut off the wicked and those who do right, my sword will come out from its holder and attack all people 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, look toward Jerusalem and speak against the holy place. Prophesy against the land of Israel.

3 Say to Israel: 'This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will pull my sword out of its holder, and I will cut off from you both the wicked and those who do right.

4 Because I am going to cut off the wicked and those who do right, my sword will come out from its holder and attack all people from south to north.

5 Then all people will know that I, the Lord, have pulled my sword out from its holder. My sword will not go back in again.'

6 "So, human, groan with breaking heart and great sadness. Groan in front of the people.