Ezekiel 21:6

"All flesh will know that I, the LORD, have drawn my sword out of its sheath. It will not return any more.”’"

Key Reflection

In Ezekiel 21:6, the declaration that God's sword "will not return any more" signifies the irrevocable and final nature of His judgment. This imagery underscores the severity of divine wrath and the permanence of consequences for those who resist God’s will.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The prophet was directed to let the people see him sighing and prostrate, as a sign of the sorrow and weakness about to come upon the people. The breaking of thy loins -The prostration of strength; the loins being the seat of strength.

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