Ezekiel 21:16 “Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is…”

Ezekiel 21:16

Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.

World English Bible

Gather yourselves together. Go to the right. Set yourselves in array. Go to the left, wherever your face is set.

American Standard Version

Gather thee together, go to the right, set thyself in array, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is set.

Geneva Bible 1599

Get thee alone: goe to the right hande, or get thy selfe to the left hande, whithersoeuer thy face turneth.

Darby Translation

Gather up [strength], go to the right hand, turn thee, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is appointed.

Young's Literal Translation

Take possession of the right, place thyself at the left, Whither thy face is appointed.

Bible in Basic English

Be pointed to the right, to the left, wherever your edge is ordered.

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Cross references

“Go”

Ezekiel 21:4 Ezekiel 21:20 Ezekiel 14:17 Ezekiel 16:46

Ezekiel 21:4 · BSB

Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.

Ezekiel 21:20 · BSB

Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 14:17 · BSB

Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,

Ezekiel 16:46 · BSB

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.

“either”

Genesis 13:9

Genesis 13:9 · BSB

Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

17I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”

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