Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
Parallel translations
- WEB Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your birth, will I judge you.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV ‘Returnit to its sheath. I will judge you In the place where you were created, In the land of your nativity.
- NASB Return it to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
- NLT “Now return the sword to its sheath, for in your own country, the land of your birth, I will pass judgment upon you.
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Quick answer
God tells Ammon to return the sword to its sheath, for He will judge them in their own homeland. Their judgment will be on their native soil.
Overview
After the sword's terror, the Lord declares Ammon will be judged 'in the place where you were created,' meaning their own land. This shows that God's justice reaches each nation in its own territory, not only Judah. The certainty of the verdict rests on God's word, not human strength.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ezek 16:38And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.
- Jer 47:6–7‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
- Gen 15:14But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
- Ezek 28:15From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you.
- Ezek 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
- Ezek 21:4–5Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
- Ezek 16:3–4and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
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