Ezekiel 12:15
in Ezekiel 12And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.
KJV
And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
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This verse in Ezekiel 12
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd they shall know that I am the Lord,.... God omniscient, and can and do foresee and foretell future events, when the above things shall come to pass; and omnipotent, able to do what he purposed and declared he would; and true and faithful to his word, and holy and righteous in all his ways and works: when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries; of Egypt, Babylon, Media, and other places.
This site's exposition
I will scatter to every wind
on Ezekiel 12:14-16
The judgment reaches past the prince. A few are spared from sword and famine and plague, “so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations.” The recognition formula comes twice, over the scattering and over the remnant, so both serve one end.
This site's exposition
when I disperse them among the nations
The scattering of Israel among the nations will teach them that He is the LORD. John Gill notes that the proof lies in the fulfilment: God foretold these events and then brought them to pass. The dispersion itself becomes a witness.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 10 and following) This burden is upon the prince who is in Jerusalem, and upon all the house of Israel who are among them. Say: I am your omen: as I have done, so it shall be done to them. They shall go into exile and captivity. But the prince who is among them shall be carried on shoulders, he shall go out in darkness; they shall dig through the wall to bring him out; his face shall be covered, so that he may not see the land with his eyes.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), to be monuments of divine justice wherever they go. But are there not hopes that they may rally again? (he that flies one time may fight another time); no: I will draw out the sword after them, which shall cut them off wherever if finds them; for the sword that God draws out will be sure to do the execution designed.
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The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָדְע֖וּ | veyadeu | and they will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֣י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בַּהֲפִיצִ֤י | bahafitzi | when scatter I | H6327 → | 67 times |
| אוֹתָם֙ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם | bagoyim | among the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| וְזֵרִיתִ֥י | vezeriti | and I will disperse | H2219 → | 39 times |
| אוֹתָ֖ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ | baaratzot | among the lands | H776 → | 2504 times |
וְיָדְע֖וּand they will know
veyadeuH3045 →945 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֣יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָ֑ה[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בַּהֲפִיצִ֤יwhen scatter I
bahafitziH6327 →67 times
אוֹתָם֙<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
בַּגּוֹיִ֔םamong the nations
bagoyimH1471 →561 times
וְזֵרִיתִ֥יand I will disperse
vezeritiH2219 →39 times
אוֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃among the lands
baaratzotH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 6:14I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
it leads to
- Isaiah 5:25
Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all…
- Ezekiel 20:33–34
As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you.
- Isaiah 9:12
Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 5:25
Through
Ezekiel 12:20The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 4:7
A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and…
- Isaiah 7:23–24
And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found.
- Jeremiah 4:7
Through
Ezekiel 12:16But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 6:8–10
Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands.
- Jeremiah 22:8–9
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
- Ezekiel 14:22–23
Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted…
- Ezekiel 6:8–10
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.