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Ezekiel 20:37

Covenant and promises

35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.

36 Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.

I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

38 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

39 And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.

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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
I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
KJV
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:
WEB
“I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
ASV
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
DARBY
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
BLB
And I will make you⁺ pass under the rod, and I will bring you⁺ into the bond of the covenant.
ÅB
Og jeg vil la dere gå forbi under hyrdestaven, og jeg vil føre dere inn i paktens bånd,
OTB
Jeg vil la dere gå under hyrdestaven, og jeg vil bringe dere inn i paktens bånd.
B1930
Og jeg vil la eder gå forbi under hyrdestaven, og jeg vil føre eder inn i paktens bånd,

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 33:13

    In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.

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  • Leviticus 27:32

    Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.

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  • Matthew 25:32–33

    All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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  • Ezekiel 16:59–60

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.

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  • Psalms 89:30–32

    If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

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  • Leviticus 26:25

    And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

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  • Amos 3:2

    “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

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  • Ezekiel 34:17

    This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.

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