5 Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword from its sheath; it will not return again.'
5 That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
5 And all flesh shall know that I am the Lord. I have drawn my sword from its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again.
5 Everyone will know that I mean business.'
5 that all flesh may know that I, the Lord, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore." '
5 Everyone in the world will know that I am the Lord . My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 21:5
Commentary on Ezekiel 21:1-17
(Read Ezekiel 21:1-17)
Here is an explanation of the parable in the last chapter. It is declared that the Lord was about to cut off Jerusalem and the whole land, that all might know it was his decree against a wicked and rebellious people. It behoves those who denounce the awful wrath of God against sinners, to show that they do not desire the woful day. The example of Christ teaches us to lament over those whose ruin we declare. Whatever instruments God uses in executing his judgments, he will strengthen them according to the service they are employed in. The sword glitters to the terror of those against whom it is drawn. It is a sword to others, a rod to the people of the Lord. God is in earnest in pronouncing this sentence, and the prophet must show himself in earnest in publishing it.