Ezekiel 20:23

Ezekiel 20:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
• New International Version (NIV)Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries,
• New Living Translation (NLT)But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would scatter them among all the nations

Context of Ezekiel 20:23

21But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness. 22But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries, 24because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols. 25Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life,

Ezekiel 20:23 word by word

גַּם־אֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי אֶת־יָדִ֛י לָהֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְהָפִ֤יץ אֹתָם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וּלְזָר֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: vowH5375
• mine handיָדyâd · hand: vowH3027
• unto them also in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• that I would scatterפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
• them among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and disperseזָרָהzârâh · to scatterH2219
• them through the countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:23

• Ezekiel 20:15Moreover, 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,
• Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever,
• Revelation 10:5And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
• Leviticus 26:33And I will scatter you among the nations, and I will unsheathe the sword after you, and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.
• Deuteronomy 28:64"And the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
• Deuteronomy 32:26I would have said, "I will cut them to pieces; I will wipe them from human memory,"
• Psalms 106:27and would make their offspring fall among the nations, scattering them among the lands.
• Jeremiah 15:4And I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 20:23

• 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. 23Israel had a long history of refusing to obey the Lord’s decrees and regulations. Because of this, God decided to scatter them among the nations. He sent them away from their land and spread them among many different peoples.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. It was to that generation the threat of dispersion was proclaimed (De 28:64; compare Eze 29:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 20:23

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Defile
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• God
• Grace
• Leviticus
• Sabbath
• Salvation

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