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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse 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,

Context of Ezekiel 20:23

21“‘But the children rebelled against me, did not follow my statutes, did not observe my regulations by carrying them out (the one who obeys them will live by them), and desecrated my Sabbaths. I decided to pour out my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the wilderness. 22But I refrained from doing so, and acted instead for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. 24I did this because they did not observe my regulations, they rejected my statutes, they desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers’ idols. 25I also gave them decrees which were not good and regulations by which they could not live.

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 20:15I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them to the land I had given them – a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
• Deuteronomy 32:40For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, ‘As surely as I live forever,
• Revelation 10:5Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
• Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations and unsheathe the sword after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will become a waste.
• Deuteronomy 28:64The Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.
• Deuteronomy 32:26“I said, ‘I want to cut them in pieces. I want to make people forget they ever existed.
• Psalms 106:27make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands.
• Jeremiah 15:4I will make all the people in all the kingdoms of the world horrified at what has happened to them because of what Hezekiah’s son Manasseh, 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

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• Defile
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• God
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• Leviticus
• Sabbath
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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