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Ezekiel 12:15

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And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.
Ezekiel 12:15 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB “‘They shall know that I am Yahweh, 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.
  • NKJV “Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.
  • NASB So they will know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.
  • NLT And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the Lord.

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Quick answer

When God disperses them among the nations, they will know that He is the LORD.

Overview

The recurring refrain 'they will know that I am Yahweh' reveals the deeper purpose behind judgment: to make God's reality and holiness undeniable. Even the scattering serves to vindicate His name among the nations. Judgment is never aimless but always reveals who God is.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 15

  • Ezek 6:7The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 12:20The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  • Ezek 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 I am the LORD.”
  • Ezek 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.’”
  • Ezek 14:18then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered.
  • Ezek 7:4I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
  • Ezek 24:27On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
  • Ezek 26:6and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’
  • Ezek 39:28Then they will know that I am the LORD their God, when I regather them to their own land, not leaving any of them behind after their exile among the nations.
  • Ezek 11:10You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you even to the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 5:13And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
  • Ezek 28:26And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
  • Ps 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
  • Ezek 25:11So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
  • Ezek 33:33So when it comes to pass—and surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

Themes, concepts, people & topics

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Ezekiel videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on EzekielMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The promise of one Shepherd-King David, a new heart and new Spirit, and the river of life flowing from the temple all stream toward Christ, the good Shepherd who gives the Spirit.

How Ezekiel 12:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And they shall knowיָדַעthat I am the LORDיְהֹוָהwhen I shall scatterפּוּץthem among the nationsגּוֹיand disperseזָרָהthem in the countriesאֶרֶץ
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