The Church Fathers on this verse

Ezekiel 21:30Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Return into thy sheath. I will judge thee in the place wherein thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.

Douay-Rheims

וְאַתָּה֙ חָלָ֣ל רָשָׁ֔ע נְשִׂ֖יא יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א יוֹמ֔וֹ בְּעֵ֖ת עֲוֺ֥ן קֵֽץ׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

2 Church Fathers comment on this verse

Ephraem the Syrian

4th centuryChurch Father

Return to your sheath, to the origin from which you came. Alternatively, he may hold the ready sword within its sheath until the moment is ripe; or he may instruct the Ammonites to remain in their territory, placing faith in the land itself.

Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

However, you Babylonians, whom I summon with the sword, declares the Lord, for having carried out my directives, I will exact punishment upon you for your evil deeds, not in this place, but in your own territory.

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