Ezekiel 21:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 21:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 21:4 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his she..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 21:4 — KJV
“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:”
— Ezekiel 21:4 (KJV)
Ezekiel 21:4 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 21:4
“Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 21:4: cut, off, therefore
“For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 21:4: cut, off, therefore
“Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 21:4: then, cut, off
“When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 21:4: then, wicked, forth
“Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 21:4: cut, off, therefore
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