Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Slash to the right, you sword, then to the left, wherever your blade is turned. New Living Translation O sword, slash to the right, then slash to the left, wherever you will, wherever you want. English Standard Version Cut sharply to the right; set yourself to the left, wherever your face is directed. Berean Standard Bible Slash to the right; set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed. King James Bible Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set. New King James Version “Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade! Thrust left— Wherever your edge is ordered! New American Standard Bible Prove yourself sharp, go to the right; set yourself; go to the left, wherever your edge is ordered. NASB 1995 “Show yourself sharp, go to the right; set yourself; go to the left, wherever your edge is appointed. NASB 1977 “Show yourself sharp, go to the right; set yourself; go to the left, wherever your edge is appointed. Legacy Standard Bible Show yourself sharp, go to the right; set yourself; go to the left, wherever your edge is appointed. Amplified Bible Turn O sword and cut right or cut left, whichever way your thirst for blood and your edge direct you. Christian Standard Bible Slash to the right; turn to the left — wherever your blade is directed. Holman Christian Standard Bible Slash to the right; turn to the left— wherever your blade is directed. American Standard Version Gather thee together, go to the right, set thyself in array, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is set. Contemporary English Version It will slash right and left, wherever the blade is pointed. English Revised Version Gather thee together, go to the right; set thyself in array, go to the left; whithersoever thy face is set. GOD'S WORD® Translation Sword, cut to the right. Cut to the left or wherever your blade is turned. Good News Translation Cut to the right and the left, you sharp sword! Cut wherever you turn. International Standard Version Be sharp! Attack on the right, or parry to your left, wherever you point your sword. Majority Standard Bible Slash to the right; set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed. NET Bible Cut sharply on the right! Swing to the left, wherever your edge is appointed to strike. New Heart English Bible 'Gather yourselves together, go to the right, set yourselves in array, go to the left, wherever your face is set.' Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTake possession of the right, place yourself at the left, "" To where your face is appointed. Young's Literal Translation Take possession of the right, place thyself at the left, Whither thy face is appointed. Smith's Literal Translation Unite thyself to the right, set thyself to the left, where thy face wavers. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBe thou sharpened, go to the right hand, or to the left, which way soever thou hast a mind to set thy face. Catholic Public Domain Version Be sharpened! Go to the right or to the left, whichever way is the desire of your face. New American Bible Slash to the right! turn to the left, Wherever your edge is directed! New Revised Standard Version Attack to the right! Engage to the left! —wherever your edge is directed. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTake hold firmly my right hand, take hold firmly my left hand, wherever my face is turned; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Grasp firmly my right hand and grasp firmly my left hand, to the place that my face is prepared OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Go thee one way to the right, or direct thyself to the left; whither is thy face set? Brenton Septuagint Translation And do thou go on, sharpen thyself on the right and on the left whithersoever thy face may set itself. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD's Sword of Judgment…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. 16Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed. 17I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”… Cross References Isaiah 34:5-6 When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. Jeremiah 47:6-7 ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’ / How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.” Deuteronomy 32:41-42 when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. / I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.” Isaiah 66:16 For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD. Jeremiah 12:12 Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace. Revelation 19:15 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. Jeremiah 25:31 The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea. Revelation 1:16 He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. Jeremiah 50:35-37 A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men. / A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. / A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered. Isaiah 31:8 “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. Revelation 2:16 Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth. Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Isaiah 49:2 He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver. Treasury of Scripture Go you one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, wherever your face is set. Go Ezekiel 21:4,20 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 14:17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: Ezekiel 16:46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. either Genesis 13:9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. or on the left. Jump to Previous Appointed Array Blade Cut Direct Directed Edge Either Face Gather Hand Ordered Pointed Possession Right Sharp Sharply Show Sword Thyself Together Turn Way Wherever Whither WhithersoeverJump to Next Appointed Array Blade Cut Direct Directed Edge Either Face Gather Hand Ordered Pointed Possession Right Sharp Sharply Show Sword Thyself Together Turn Way Wherever Whither WhithersoeverEzekiel 21 1. Ezekiel prophesies against Jerusalem with a sign of sighing8. The sharp and bright sword 18. against Jerusalem 25. against the kingdom 28. and against the Ammonites Slash to the right This phrase signifies the comprehensive and indiscriminate nature of God's judgment. The Hebrew root word for "slash" is "הַכֵּה" (hakkêh), which means to strike or smite. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian army's sweeping conquest, as they were instruments of divine judgment. The right side often symbolizes strength and favor, yet here it is subject to the sword, indicating that no one is exempt from God's righteous judgment. set your blade to the left wherever your blade is directed Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Slashהִתְאַחֲדִ֥י (hiṯ·’a·ḥă·ḏî) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 258: Go one way or other to the right; הֵימִ֖נִי (hê·mi·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 3231: To go to or choose the right, to use the right hand set your blade הָשִׂ֣ימִי (hā·śî·mî) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set to the left— הַשְׂמִ֑ילִי (haś·mî·lî) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 8041: To use the left hand, pass in that direction) wherever אָ֖נָה (’ā·nāh) Interrogative Strong's 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither your blade פָּנַ֥יִךְ (pā·na·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 6440: The face is directed. מֻעָדֽוֹת׃ (mu·‘ā·ḏō·wṯ) Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 3259: To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage Links Ezekiel 21:16 NIVEzekiel 21:16 NLT Ezekiel 21:16 ESV Ezekiel 21:16 NASB Ezekiel 21:16 KJV Ezekiel 21:16 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 21:16 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 21:16 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 21:16 French Bible Ezekiel 21:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 21:16 Gather you together go to the right (Ezek. 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