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Ezekiel 20:35

Judgment

33 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.

37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
KJV
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
WEB
I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
ASV
and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.
DARBY
and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.
BLB
And I will bring you⁺ into the wilderness of the peoples, and I will enter into judgment with you⁺ there, face to face!
ÅB
Og jeg vil føre dere til folkenes ørken, og der vil jeg gå i rette med dere, åsyn til åsyn;
OTB
Jeg vil føre dere inn i nasjonenes ørken, og der vil jeg gå i rette med dere direkte.
B1930
Og jeg vil føre eder til folkenes ørken, og der vil jeg gå i rette med eder, åsyn til åsyn;

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Cross references

  • Hosea 2:14

    Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

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  • Ezekiel 17:20

    And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

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  • Revelation 12:14

    And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

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  • Jeremiah 2:35

    Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

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  • Ezekiel 19:13

    And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.

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  • Ezekiel 20:36

    Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Ezekiel 38:22

    And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

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  • Micah 6:1–2

    Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

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