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 Living Translation (NLT)And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 12:15

13I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. 14I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them. “Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. 16But I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall 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

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 12:16But I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 5:13‘Thus shall My anger be spent, and I will cause My fury to rest upon them, and I will be avenged; and they shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it in My zeal, when I have spent My fury upon them.
• Ezekiel 6:7The slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 7:4My eye will not spare you, Nor will I have pity; But I will repay your ways, And your abominations will be in your midst; Then you shall know that I am the Lord!’
• Ezekiel 11:10You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 24:27On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ”
• Ezekiel 25:11And I will execute judgments upon Moab, and they shall know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 26:6Also her daughter villages which are in the fields shall be slain by the sword. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’
• Ezekiel 28:26And they will dwell safely there, build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God.” ’ ”
• Ezekiel 33:33And when this comes to pass—surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
• Ezekiel 39:28then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who sent them into captivity among the nations, but also brought them back to their land, and left none of them captive any longer.
• Ezekiel 14:18even though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they themselves would be delivered.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. 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