Ezekiel 12:15

Ezekiel 12:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
• New International Version (NIV)“They will know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.

Context of Ezekiel 12:15

13I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my net. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, but he will not see it. And that’s where he’ll die. 14I will scatter in every direction all those who are around him—his staff and all his troops. I will pursue them with my sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord, because I will scatter them among the nations and force them into other countries. 16However, I will spare a few of them from wars, famines, and plagues. Wherever they go among the nations, they will realize that everything they did was disgusting. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ” 17The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,

Ezekiel 12:15 word by word

וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בַּהֲפִיצִ֤י אוֹתָם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְזֵרִיתִ֥י אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• when I shall scatterפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
• them among the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and disperseזָרָהzârâh · to scatterH2219
• them in the countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:15

• Ezekiel 12:16However, I will spare a few of them from wars, famines, and plagues. Wherever they go among the nations, they will realize that everything they did was disgusting. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
• Ezekiel 5:13“I will unleash my anger. I will use my fury against you, and I will get revenge. When my fury is unleashed against you, you will know that I, the Lord, spoke to you while I was angry.
• Ezekiel 6:7People will be killed, and they will fall among you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 7:4I will not have compassion for you or feel sorry for you. I will pay you back for the way you have lived and for the detestable things you have done. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 11:10You will die in battle. I will judge you at Israel’s borders. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 24:27On that very day your mouth will be opened, and you will talk to the refugee. You will speak and not be silent anymore. You will be a sign to them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 25:11I will punish Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 26:6The people in the villages and on the mainland will die in battle. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 28:26They will live there in safety. They will build homes and plant vineyards. They will live in safety when I punish all the surrounding people who treat them with scorn. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’ ”
• Ezekiel 33:33When all your words come true—and they certainly will come true—these people will know that a prophet has been among them.”
• Ezekiel 39:28Then my people will know that I am the Lord their God. I sent them into captivity among the nations, and I brought them back again to their land. I left none of them behind.
• Ezekiel 14:18As I live, declares the Almighty Lord, not even Noah, Daniel, and Job could rescue their sons or daughters. They could rescue only themselves.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord is known by the judgment he has carried out. The wicked person is trapped by the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12:15

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281-2. eyes to see, and see not, ... ears to hear, and hear not--fulfilling the prophecy of De 29:4, here quoted by Ezekiel (compare Is 6:9; Jr 5:21). Ezekiel needed often to be reminded of the people's perversity, lest he should be discouraged by the little effect produced by his prophecies. Their "not seeing" is the result of perversity, not incapacity. They are wilfully blind. The persons most interested in this prophecy were those dwelling at Jerusalem…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 12:15

• Instruction
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Carefulness
• Ezekiel
• Zedekiah (2)
• disperse, dispersion, scatter, distributed
• I am Yahweh

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12

• 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