Ezekiel 21:30
Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 21:4
Contrast
Ezekiel 21:4 describes the sword unsheathed against all flesh, contrasting with the command here to return it to its sheath.
Ezekiel 21:32
Parallel
Ezekiel 21:32 continues this judgment: being fuel for fire and forgotten – the outcome after the sword is sheathed here.
Ezekiel 21:5
Contrast
Ezekiel 21:5 says the sword will never be sheathed again, opposing the instruction here to sheath it.
Ezekiel 16:3
Parallel
Ezekiel 16:3 explicitly states Jerusalem's origin in Canaanite land – directly paralleling the 'place where you were created' here.
Jeremiah 47:6
Parallel
Jeremiah 47:6 cries for the sword to return to its scabbard, using the same imagery as the command in this verse.
1 Chronicles 21:27
Parallel
1 Chronicles 21:27 has the angel sheathing his sword after judgment – the same action commanded here for the Lord's sword.