16Gather up strength, go to the right hand, turn thee, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is appointed.


In Context

13 For the trial is made; and what if even the contemning sceptre shall be no more? saith the Lord Jehovah.

14 And thou, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; for the strokes of the sword shall be doubled the third time: it is the sword of the slain, the sword that hath slain the great one, which encompasseth them privily.

15 In order that the heart may melt, and the stumbling-blocks be multiplied, I have set the threatening sword against all their gates: ah! it is made glittering, it is whetted for the slaughter.

16 Gather up strength, go to the right hand, turn thee, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is appointed.

17 And I myself will smite my hands together, and I will satisfy my fury: I Jehovah have spoken it.

18 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 21:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Go thee one way or other, [either] on the right hand, [or] on the left, whithersoever thy face [is] set.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:16O sword, slash to the right, then to the left, wherever your blade is turned.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Be thou sharpened, go to the right hand, or to the left, which way soever thou hast a mind to set thy face.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Gather thee together, go to the right, set thyself in array, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is set.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Gather thee together, go to the right; set thyself in array, go to the left; whithersoever thy face is set.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16Gather yourselves together, go to the right, set yourselves in array, go to the left, wherever your face is set.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16Take possession of the right, place thyself at the left, Whither thy face is appointed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Go you one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, wherever your face is set.