That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath not to be turned back.

And known have all flesh that I, Jehovah, Have brought out My sword from its scabbard, It doth not turn back any more.

And all flesh will see that I the Lord have taken my sword out of its cover: and it will never go back.

So may all flesh know that I, the Lord, have led my sword out of its sheath irrevocably.

It shall not return any more - That is, till all the work that I have designed for it is done. Nor did it; for Nebuchadnezzar never rested till he had subdued all the lands from the south to the north, from the Euphrates to the Nile.

That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath,.... The same with kindling a fire in Judea; see Gill on Ezekiel 20:48,
it shall not return any more; that is, into its sheath, until it has done all its work; meaning that the Chaldean army should not return to their own land until they had executed the whole will of God upon the Jews; this is the fire that should not be quenched, Ezekiel 20:48 and here ends the explanation of the said prophecy.

Shall not return - It shall not return into the scabbard 'till it hath done full execution.