Ezekiel 36:19
17 “Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.
18 So I poured out My wrath upon them because of the blood they had shed on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.
I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.
20 And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’
21 But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.
- KJV
- And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
- WEB
- I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. I judged them according to their way and according to their deeds.
- ASV
- and I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
- DARBY
- And I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
- BLB
- And I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered among the lands; according to their ways and according to their deeds I judged them.
- ÅB
- Og jeg spredte dem blant folkene, og de ble strødd omkring i landene; etter deres ferd og deres gjerninger dømte jeg dem.
- OTB
- Jeg spredte dem blant nasjonene, og de ble spredt gjennom landene; jeg dømte dem etter deres oppførsel og handlinger.
- B1930
- Og jeg spredte dem blandt folkene, og de blev strødd omkring i landene; efter deres ferd og deres gjerninger dømte jeg dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 28:64
Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
Read in contextEzekiel 39:24
I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.
Read in contextRomans 2:6
God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
Read in contextEzekiel 18:30
Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
Read in contextEzekiel 5:12
A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:15
I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.
Read in contextAmos 9:9
“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
Read in contextEzekiel 7:8
Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
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