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

21Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 22Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 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; 24Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols. 25Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;

Ezekiel 20:23 word by word

גַּם־אֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי אֶת־יָדִ֛י לָהֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְהָפִ֤יץ אֹתָם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וּלְזָר֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• 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 20:15Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
• Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
• Revelation 10:5And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
• Leviticus 26:33And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
• Deuteronomy 28:64And Yhwh shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
• Deuteronomy 32:26I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
• Psalms 106:27To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
• Jeremiah 15:4And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he 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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• Leviticus
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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