Ezekiel 21:4 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

Since I'm going to remove both the good people and the bad people from you, my sword is coming out — and it's going to strike everyone from south to north.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When judgment comes, it doesn't pick sides — everyone's in the path.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The prophet Ezekiel wrote this message to Judean exiles living in Babylon during the early 6th century BCE. It was prompted by the impending Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the land of Judah, which Ezekiel presented as divine judgment.

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