Ezekiel 21:4

4 Because I am going to cut them off, my sword will be ready to use. I will strike everyone down 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 "Son of man, turn your attention to Jerusalem. Preach against the temple. Prophesy against the land of Israel.

3 "Tell them, 'The LORD says, "I am against you. I will pull out my sword. I will cut off from you godly people and sinful people alike.

4 Because I am going to cut them off, my sword will be ready to use. I will strike everyone down from south to north.

5 Then all people will know that I have pulled out my sword. I will not put it back. I am the Lord." '

6 "Groan, son of man! Groan in front of your people with a broken heart and bitter sorrow.