Ezekiel 21:30 commands the sword to be sheathed, contrasting with the declaration here that it will not return—a shift in the judgment oracle.

Ezekiel 20:48 parallels the formula 'all flesh shall know that I the LORD have... it shall not...' — same rhetorical pattern for divine judgment.

Isaiah 45:23 uses 'shall not return' of God's oath, just as the sword here will not return—both stress the certainty of God's word.

Isaiah 55:11 says God's word will not return empty but accomplish its purpose, directly paralleling the sword that will not return until it fulfills judgment.

Jeremiah 23:20 states God's anger will not turn back until His purposes are accomplished, exactly paralleling the unreversed sword of judgment here.

Isaiah 34:6 depicts the LORD's sword filled with blood in judgment, the same sword imagery that here is drawn and will not return.

Jeremiah 30:24 states God's anger will not turn back until His purpose is done — parallel to the sword not returning until judgment is complete.