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


In Context

13 Because it is a trier, And what if even the sceptre it is despising? It shall not be, an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

14 And thou, son of man, prophesy, And smite hand on hand, And bent is the sword a third time, The sword of the wounded! It is the sword of the wounded — the great one, That is entering the inner chamber to them.

15 To melt the heart, and to multiply the ruins, By all their gates I have set the point of a sword. Ah, it is made for brightness, Wrapped up for slaughter.

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

17 And I also, I smite My hand on my hand, And have caused My fury to rest; I, Jehovah, have spoken.'

18 And there is a word of Jehovah 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 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 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 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.