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


In Context

13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemneth even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.

14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their private chambers.

15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is sharpened for the slaughter.

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

17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.

18 The word of the LORD came to me again, 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16Gather up strength, go to the right hand, turn thee, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is appointed.

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 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.