Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 20:37
37“I will make you pass under the rod and 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 peoples. I will judge you there face to face. 36Just as I judged your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will judge you.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “I will make you pass under the rod and bring you into the bond of the covenant. 38I will purge out the rebels from among you and those who transgress against Me. I will bring them out from the land where they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. So you will know that I am Adonai. 39“As for you, house of Israel,” thus says Adonai Elohim: “Go on serving your idols, all of you! Yet afterward, you will surely listen to Me. My holy Name you will no longer profane with your gifts and your idols.
Read all of Ezekiel 20Ezekiel 20:37 word by word
וְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑בֶט וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּמָסֹ֥רֶת הַבְּרִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:37
- Ezekiel 34:17As for you, My flock”—thus says Adonai Elohim—“behold, I will judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats.
- Leviticus 27:32From all the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, a tenth will be holy to Adonai.
- Jeremiah 33:13In the towns of the hill country, in the towns of the foothills, in the towns of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, will the flocks again pass under the hands of one who counts them,” declares Adonai.
- Matthew 25:32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- Ezekiel 16:59For thus says Adonai Elohim: “I will do to you just as you have done, since you despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
- Leviticus 26:25I will bring a sword upon you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant, and you will be gathered together inside your cities. I will send the pestilence among you and you will be given into the hand of the enemy.
- Psalms 89:30His seed I will establish forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
- Amos 3:2“Only you have I known from among all the families of the earth. Therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.
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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