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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 21:30 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 21:30 |
King James |
Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Shall I cause it to return into his sheath--namely, without first destroying Ammon. Certainly not (Jer 47:6-7). Others, as the Margin, less suitably read it imperatively, "Cause it to return," that is, after it has done the work appointed to it.
in the land of thy nativity--Ammon was not to be carried away captive as Judah, but to perish in his own land. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Shall I cause it - God will by no means suffer the sword to be sheathed. Judge thee - Condemn, and execute. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| I will judge thee - This seems to refer to Nebuchadnezzar, who, after his return from Jerusalem, became insane, and lived like a beast for seven years; but was afterwards restored, and acknowledged the Lord. |
6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.