Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I swore to give your fathers.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall know that I am Yahweh, when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I swore to give to your fathers.
- KJV And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.
- NKJV Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for which I raised My hand in an oath to give to your fathers.
- NASB And you will know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the land which I swore to give to your forefathers.
- NLT Then when I have brought you home to the land I promised with a solemn oath to give to your ancestors, you will know that I am the Lord.
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Quick answer
When God brings them into the land He swore to their fathers, they will know He is the Lord. Restoration confirms His covenant faithfulness.
Overview
Bringing the people home fulfills the ancient oath to the patriarchs and proves God's reliability. The recurring goal, 'you shall know that I am Yahweh,' shows that God's saving acts aim at the true knowledge of Himself. This knowledge of God, the heart of eternal life, is fully given in Jesus Christ (John 17:3).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Ezek 34:13I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.
- Ezek 38:23I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
- Ezek 36:23–24I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.
- 1 Jn 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- Ezek 37:25They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
- Ezek 26:13So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
- Ezek 20:44Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Jer 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
- Ezek 37:21you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.
- Ezek 11:17–20Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’
- Jer 24:7I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.
- Ezek 24:24‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
- John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Ezek 20:38And 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.
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