Ezekiel 20:15

Ezekiel 20:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
• New International Version (NIV)Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, ‘flowing with milk and honey,’ the glory of all lands,

Context of Ezekiel 20:15

13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. 14But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. And I also lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land that I had given [them], flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament of all lands; 16because they rejected mine ordinances and walked not in my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. 17But mine eye spared them so as not to destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.

Ezekiel 20:15 word by word

וְגַם־אֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛י לָהֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְבִלְתִּי֩ הָבִ֨יא אוֹתָ֜ם אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֗תִּי זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ צְבִ֥י הִ֖יא לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• liftedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: vowH5375
• handיָדyâd · hand: vowH3027
• wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• flowingזוּבzûb · to flow: flowingH2100
• milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
• honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706

Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:15

• Ezekiel 20:23I lifted up my hand also unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
• Numbers 14:23shall in no wise see the land which I did swear unto their fathers: none of them that despised me shall see it.
• Numbers 26:64But among these there was not a man numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
• Deuteronomy 1:34And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, saying,
• Psalms 95:11So that I swore in mine anger, that they should not enter into my rest.
• Psalms 106:26And he lifted up his hand to them, that he would make them fall in the wilderness;
• Hebrews 3:11so I swore in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest.
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the word?
• Hebrews 4:3For we enter into the rest who have believed; as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest; although the works had been completed from [the] foundation of [the] world.
• Ezekiel 20:6in that day I lifted up my hand unto them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament of all lands;

Commentaries on Ezekiel 20:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I lifted up my hand - Their provocations in the wilderness were so great, that I vowed never to bring them into the promised land. I did not consume them, but I disinherited them. See the note on Ezekiel 20:5; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 The probation in the wilderness. The promise was forfeited by those to whom it was first conditionally made, but was renewed to their children. Ezekiel 20:11 The “statutes” were given on Mount Sinai, and repeated by Moses before his death (Exodus 20:1 ff; Deuteronomy 4:8). In them - Or, through them: and in Ezekiel 20:13. Ezekiel 20:12 See Exodus 31:13. The Sabbath was a sign of a special people, commemorative of the work of creation, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 . The history of Israel in the wilderness is referred to in the new Testament as well as in the Old, for warning. God did great things for them. He gave them the law, and revived the ancient keeping of the sabbath day. Sabbaths are privileges; they are signs of our being his people. If we do the duty of the day, we shall find, to our comfort, it is the Lord that makes us holy, that is, truly happy, here; and prepares us to be happy, that is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-21Each generation of Israelites rebelled against the Lord. They refused to obey the commandments he gave them. Each time, the Lord warned that he would pour out his fury (his strong anger) on them (Ezekiel 20:8, 13, 21). But he held back his judgment. He did this for the honor of his name. If he had destroyed them, the surrounding nations might have thought he was too weak to bring his people into the promised land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. I swore against them (Psa 95:11; 106:26) that I would not permit the generation that came out of Egypt to enter Canaan.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings