New English Translation
Ezekiel 20:37
37I will make you pass under the shepherd’s staff, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
Ezekiel 20:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:
- New International Version (NIV)I will take note of you as you pass under my rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
Context of Ezekiel 20:37
35I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face. 36Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the sovereign Lord. I will make you pass under the shepherd’s staff, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. 38I will eliminate from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will bring them out from the land where they have been residing, but they will not come to the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 39“‘As for you, O house of Israel, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Each of you go and serve your idols, if you will not listen to me. But my holy name will not be profaned again by your sacrifices and your idols.
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וְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑בֶט וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּמָסֹ֥רֶת הַבְּרִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:37
- Ezekiel 34:17“‘As for you, my sheep, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to judge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats.
- Leviticus 27:32All the tithe of herd or flock, everything which passes under the rod, the tenth one will be holy to the Lord.
- Jeremiah 33:13I, the Lord, say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold. They will do this in all the towns in the southern hill country, the western foothills, the southern hill country, the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, and the towns of Judah.’
- Matthew 25:32All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- Ezekiel 16:59“‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.
- Leviticus 26:25I will bring on you an avenging sword, a covenant vengeance. Although you will gather together into your cities, I will send pestilence among you and you will be given into enemy hands.
- Psalms 89:30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,
- Amos 3:2“I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 20:37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37I will cause you to pass under the rod - This alludes to the custom of tithing the sheep. I take it from the rabbins. The sheep were all penned; and the shepherd stood at the door of the fold, where only one sheep could come out at once. He had in his hand a rod dipped in vermillion; and as they came out, he counted one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine; and as the tenth came out, he marked it with the rod, and said, "This is the tenth;"…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32-44Verses 32-44 God‘s future dealings with His people: (1) in judgment Ezekiel 20:32-38; (2) in mercy Ezekiel 20:39-44. Ezekiel 20:32 The inquirers had thought that if Jerusalem were taken, and the whole people became sojourners in a foreign land, they would cease to be a separate nation. In their love for idolatry some may have even desired this. But more probably they thought that this very consequence precluded the possibility of such a catastrophe. God…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-44Verses 33-44 The wicked Israelites, notwithstanding they follow the sinful ways of other nations, shall not mingle with them in their prosperity, but shall be separated from them for destruction. There is no shaking off God's dominion; and those who will not yield to the power of his grace, shall sink under the power of his wrath. But not one of God's jewels shall be lost in the lumber of this world. He will bring the jews to the land of Israel again; and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-38In the past, Israel rebelled against God. Because of this, God judged them in limited ways. As a result, they were scattered among other nations again. However, judgment was not the end of the story. Earlier events in Israel’s history showed that God does not forget his promises. God’s own honor required him to keep his covenant with his people, even when they sinned. Israel could never become like the surrounding nations who worship idols made of wood…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. pass under the rod--metaphor from a shepherd who makes his sheep pass under his rod in counting them (Le 27:32; Jr 33:13). Whether you will or not, ye shall be counted as Mine, and so shall be subjected to My chastening discipline (Mi 7:14), with a view to My ultimate saving of the chosen remnant (compare Joh 10:27-29). bond of ... covenant--I will constrain you by sore chastisements to submit yourselves to the covenant to which ye are lastingly…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
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