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 also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My net. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there. 14And I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will draw out a sword after them. So they will know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries. 16But I will spare a few of them from the sword, the famine, and plague so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the Lord.” 17Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 12:15 word by word

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

• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that I am the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• when I disperseפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
• them among the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and scatterזָרָהzârâh · to scatterH2219
• them among the countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:15

• Ezekiel 12:16But I will spare a few of them from the sword, the famine, and plague so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 5:13‘Then My anger will be spent and I will satisfy My wrath on them, and I will be appeased; then they will know that I, the Lord, have spoken in My zeal, when I have spent My wrath upon them.
• Ezekiel 6:7The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 7:4And My eye will have no pity on you, nor will I spare you, but I will bring your ways upon you, and your abominations will be among you; then you will know that I am the Lord!’
• Ezekiel 11:10You will fall by the sword. I will judge you to the border of Israel; so you shall know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 24:27On that day your mouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and no longer be silenced. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”
• Ezekiel 25:11So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 26:6Also her daughters who are on the mainland will be killed by the sword, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”
• Ezekiel 28:26They will live on it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute judgments upon all around them who despise them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”’”
• Ezekiel 33:33So when it comes--as it certainly will--then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
• Ezekiel 39:28Then they will know that I am the Lord their God because I made them go into exile among the nations, and then I gathered them again to their own land; and I will leave none of them there any longer.
• Ezekiel 14:18even though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord God, “they could not save either their sons or their daughters, but they alone would be saved.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. A wicked one is ensnared in 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