Ezekiel 21:3

And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 21:9-11, the sword mentioned here is described as sharpened and polished for slaughter, elaborating the judgment.

In Ezekiel 21:19, the sword is depicted as the king of Babylon's weapon, fulfilling God's judgment declared here.

In Ezekiel 14:21, the sword is one of four judgments sent to cut off man and beast from Jerusalem—same sword-of-judgment theme.

In Ezekiel 14:17, God threatens to bring a sword and cut off man and beast—identical imagery of divine judgment used here.

In Ezekiel 5:8, God uses the same 'I am against you' formula, executing judgments in Israel's midst before the nations.

Ezekiel 5:8 Parallel

In Ezekiel 5:8, God uses the same 'I am against you' formula, executing judgments in Israel's midst before the nations.

In Ezekiel 20:47, fire consumes both green and dry trees, paralleling the cutting off of righteous and wicked here—total judgment.

In Ezekiel 35:3, the same 'I am against you' formula is used against Mount Seir (Edom), continuing the theme of judgment on nations.

In Ezekiel 34:10, the same 'I am against you' formula targets unfaithful shepherds, reinforcing God's opposition to leaders who harm His flock.

In Ezekiel 28:22, the same 'I am against you' formula is directed against Sidon, extending the pattern of judgment to other nations.

In Ezekiel 26:3, the same 'I am against you' judgment formula is directed against Tyre, showing consistent divine judgment.

In Leviticus 26:25, God brings a sword to execute covenant vengeance—the same judgment language used against Israel here.

In Ecclesiastes 9:2, the Preacher notes the same fate for righteous and wicked—a parallel to the indiscriminate judgment described here.

Job 9:22 Parallel

In Job 9:22, Job states God destroys both blameless and wicked—the exact same claim as cutting off both righteous and wicked here.

In Leviticus 26:33, God unsheathes the sword to scatter Israel—echoing the drawn sword of judgment in this verse.

In Jeremiah 47:6, the same sword of the Lord is lamented—a cry for it to rest, echoing the drawn sword of judgment against Israel.

In Jeremiah 21:13, God says 'I am against you' to Jerusalem's inhabitants, echoing this same declaration of judgment.

Isaiah 34:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 10:5, Assyria is God's rod of anger—similar concept of divine judgment, but using a foreign nation rather than a sword directly.

In Deuteronomy 32:42, God's sword devours flesh in vengeance—parallel imagery of divine judgment, here applied to Israel.

In Deuteronomy 32:41, God sharpens His sword for vengeance on adversaries—a similar divine sword image, here turned against Israel.

Exodus 15:9 Contrast

In Exodus 15:9, the enemy boasts of drawing his sword against Israel—contrasted with God drawing His sword against Israel here.

Nahum 2:13 Parallel

In Nahum 2:13, God declares 'I am against you' to Nineveh, using similar sword imagery.

In Jeremiah 51:25, God says 'I am against you' to Babylon as a destroying mountain, similar judgment language.

In Jeremiah 50:31, God declares 'I am against you' to the proud one (Babylon), extending the same judgment formula.

Nahum 3:5 Parallel

In Nahum 3:5, God says 'I am against you' to Nineveh with judgment of exposure, consistent formula.