Moreover also I swore to 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;
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Moreover also I swore to 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;
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Yet 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;
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Yet 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 beauty of all lands;
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 20:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 95:11 Therefore I swore in my wrath, “They won’t enter into my rest.”
- Psalms 106:26 Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
- Numbers 14:23-30 surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of those who despised me see it. But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him I will bring into the land into which he went. His offspring shall possess it. Since the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley, tomorrow turn and go into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.” Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation that complain against me? I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel, which they complain against me. Tell them, ‘As I live, says Yahweh, surely as you have spoken in my ears, so I will do to you. Your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness; and all who were counted of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, who have complained against me, surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Numbers 26:64-65 But among these there was not a man of them who were counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. For Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Deuteronomy 1:34-35 Yahweh heard the voice of your words and was angry, and swore, saying, “Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land which I swore to give to your fathers,
- Ezekiel 20:23 Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
- Hebrews 3:11 As I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’ ”
- Hebrews 3:18 To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
- Hebrews 4:3 For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest;” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain God here shows that his threats were ineffectual, even…
God here shows that his threats were ineffectual, even when he inflicted severe punishment, yet the people were not broken down and subdued: and this is a sign of a most perverse disposition. The foolish are at length corrected with rods, but when those who are chastised become worse instead of repenting, they betray their desperate character. God therefore here signifies that the Israelites were of an abandoned disposition, because there were no means of bringing them back to good conduct. At first he enticed them by his mercy, then gave them the law, and added a sacrament, as we have seen; but this proved wholly useless: what remained then, except to terrify them partly by threats and partly by punishments? He tried both, for he threatened them when they sinned, without any advantage: then he showed them in reality that theirs was no vain terror, since all those died in the desert who had refused to go forward when he called them into the land of Canaan. (Numbers 32:10.) Since, they were not bent by those signs of God’s wrath, their contumacy appears so great, that they ought to perish a hundred times over. I also, says he, raised my hand; he doubtless means that he swore, as we gather from Moses and from the Psalms, I swore in my wrath if they should enter into my rest. (Psalm 95:11.) He says then that he raised his hand; we have explained whence the simile is taken, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them. Here God emphatically shows how formidable that punishment was, as it deprived them of that sure heritage which he had bestowed on them: for before they were born they were lords of the land of Canaan — since four hundred years before it was promised to Abraham in their name. Since they cast themselves off from this inheritance, they plainly displayed their slothfulness: I had given them an inheritance, says he, for they compelled me to swear: I swore that they should not reach it. He adds, a land flowing with milk and honey, desired by all nations. By these words he enlarges upon the people’s ingratitude, since they despised no mean benefit, but a land in which they might dwell happily. For God had so enriched it with his gifts, that they might have been as it were in paradise. Since then such fertility did not attract them to obey God, hence it appears, that they were in every way refractory. It afterwards follows —
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 20:15 Yet also I lifted up my hand…
Eze 20:15 Yet 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;
Ver. 15. Yet also I lifted up mine hand.] Here we have an epitome of Exodus and Numbers.
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Flowing with milk and honey.] See on Eze 20:6. If it be not so fertile and desirable now, it is for the Jews’ inexpiable guilt in crucifying the Lord of glory. The like befell Sodom - once as the garden of God, now a dead sea, where nothing can live.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Yet also; moreover also, as the same particles are…
Yet also; moreover also, as the same particles are rendered, Eze 20:12.
I lifted up my hand unto them; see Eze 20:5; sware in his wrath against them, Psa 95:11.
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In the wilderness of Paran, where the Israelites pitched and abode in several parts of it many days, during which time they lust for flesh, Num 11:4,5, and murmur against the Lord, Moses, and the two faithful spies, who had searched out the land: here it was they would make them a captain and return to Egypt, Num 14:4.
That I would not bring them, & c: so it is recorded, Num 14:11,12,22,23,28-32; so all the murmuring, disobedient, unbelieving generation was excluded, and their children were brought in; which, well noted, reconcileth the seeming contrariety between the oaths of God.
Them; those rebellious and murmuring ones.
Given them; promised to the seed of Abraham, but not confined to that generation; the promise was made good, though to the next generation.
Flowing with milk and honey: see Eze 20:6.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Yet also I lifted up mine hand unto them…
Yet also I lifted up mine hand unto them in the wilderness,.... Swore unto them, as in Eze 20:5;
that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them; by promise to their fathers, and to them. This is to be understood of the generation that came out of Egypt, that received the ill report the spies made, and murmured against the Lord; wherefore he swore in his wrath that they should not enter into his rest; or he would not bring them into the land of Canaan, save Caleb and Joshua; and accordingly none else entered but them, though their posterity did; and so both his oath to them, that they should not enter, and his oath to Abraham, that he would give to his seed the land, had their accomplishment, Num 14:23; a land
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flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; See Gill on Eze 20:6.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain I lifted up my hand - I swear. Them…
I lifted up my hand - I swear. Them - So all the murmuring, disobedient, unbelieving generation was excluded, and their children were brought in.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. I lifted up my hand] Their provocations…
Verse 15. I lifted up my hand] Their provocations in the wilderness were so great, that I vowed never to bring them into the promised land. I did not consume them, but I disinherited them. See Clarke on Eze 20:5.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain I swore against them (Psa 95:11; Psa 106:26) that…
I swore against them (Psa 95:11; Psa 106:26) that I would not permit the generation that came out of Egypt to enter Canaan.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) I would not bring them into the land.—Num_14:28-29.…
(15) I would not bring them into the land.—Num_14:28-29. In consequence of their rebellion and want of faith, all the men above twenty years old when they came out of Egypt were doomed by the Divine oath to perish in the wilderness. Yet He did not utterly take His mercy from them, but promised that their children should be brought into the land, as is set forth in Eze_20:17.
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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the elders of Israel.
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I myself also raised my hand to swear an oath
Here "raised my hand" is a symbolic action that shows he will truly do what he has sworn to do. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 20:5. AT: "I myself also solemnly swore an oath" (See: Symbolic Action)
to them
"to the house of Israel"
a land flowing with milk and honey
"a land where plenty of milk and honey flowed." Yahweh speaks of the land being good for animals and plants as if the milk and honey from those animals and plants were flowing through the land. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 20:6. AT: "a land that was excellent for raising livestock and growing crops" (See: Metaphor and Metonymy)
the most beautiful ornament among all the lands
The lands in which people live are spoken of as if they are jewelry or other things that are pleasant to look at. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 20:6. AT: "the most beautiful of all lands" (See: Metaphor)
did not walk in my statutes
Yahweh speaks of obeying his statutes as if they were a path along which a person walks. AT: "did not obey my statutes" (See: Metaphor)
their hearts walked after their idols
Here the word "heart" represents the person's thoughts and emotions. Yahweh speaks of being dedicated to idols as if a person's heart walked after them. AT: "they were dedicated to worshiping their idols" (See: Metonymy and Metaphor)
my eye spared them
Here the word "eye" represents Yahweh. AT: "I spared them" (See: Synecdoche)
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heart
false god
compassion
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