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I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/11.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” ’ <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”’ <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore say, &#8216Thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel."&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “I shall gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I shall give you the land of Israel.”’ <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”’ <a href="/amp/ezekiel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give [back] to you the land of Israel.”’ <a href="/csb/ezekiel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.’ <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore say: This is what the Lord GOD says: I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And someday, I will gather you from the nations where you are scattered and let you live in Israel again. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "So tell them, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: I will bring them together from the nations and gather them from the countries where I've scattered them. I will give them the land of Israel. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> "So tell them what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying. I will gather them out of the countries where I scattered them, and will give the land of Israel back to them. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Therefore you are to say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says, "I'm going to gather you from among the nations, assembling you from the lands among which you have been dispersed. I'll give you the land of Israel. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore 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.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/11.htm">NET Bible</a> "Therefore say: 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: When I regather you from the peoples and assemble you from the lands where you have been dispersed, I will give you back the country of Israel.' <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. <a href="/web/ezekiel/11.htm">World English Bible</a> “Therefore say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore say, Thus said Lord YHWH: And I have assembled you from the peoples, "" And I have gathered you from the lands, "" Into which you have been scattered, "" And I have given the ground of Israel to you. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And I have assembled you from the peoples, And I have gathered you from the lands, Into which ye have been scattered, And I have given to you the ground of Israel. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And I gathered you from the peoples, and I collected you from the lands where ye were scattered among them, and I gave to you the land of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore speak to them: Thus saith the Lord God: I will gather you from among the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Because of this, say to them: Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from among the peoples, and I will unite you, from the lands into which you were dispersed, and I will give the soil of Israel to you. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, I will gather you from the nations and collect you from the lands through which you were scattered, so I can give you the land of Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore say: Thus says the Lord GOD: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore say, Thus says the LORD God: I will gather you from among the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: ‘I shall gather you from the nations, and I shall bring you out from the lands to which you were scattered, and I shall give to you the land of Israel<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> therefore say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: I will even gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore say thou, Thus saith the Lord; I will also take them from the heathen, and gather them out of the lands wherein I have scattered them, and will give them the land of Israel. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2417" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/11.htm">A Promise of Restoration</a> …16Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’ 17<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ĕ·mōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">that this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: wə·qib·baṣ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">‘I will gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">you from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘am·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: wə·’ā·sap̄·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">and assemble</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">you from</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the countries</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: nə·p̄ō·ṣō·w·ṯem (V-Nifal-Perf-2mp) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">you have been scattered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and I will give back</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’aḏ·maṯ (N-fsc) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.’</a> 18When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Jeremiah 32:37</a> I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3-5</a> then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. / Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. / And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers. <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a> On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3</a> Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply. <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14</a> I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.” <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a> For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— <a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Zechariah 10:8-10</a> I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were. / Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return. / I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them. <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a> I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Isaiah 49:22</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Jeremiah 31:8-10</a> Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly! / They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.” / Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock. <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Isaiah 60:4</a> Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm. <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a> And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a> And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore say, Thus said the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.<a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Ezekiel 28:25</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.<a href="/ezekiel/34-13.htm">Ezekiel 34:13</a> And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.<a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a> For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-17.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-15.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-8.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-4.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-37.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-21.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 11</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">The presumption of the princes</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/11-4.htm">Their sin and judgment</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel complaining, God shows him his purpose in saving a remnant</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">The glory of God leaves the city</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Ezekiel is returned to the captivity</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: This phrase emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message. The prophet Ezekiel is acting as a mouthpiece for God, underscoring the importance of the message. This is a common prophetic formula found throughout the Old Testament, indicating that the words are not of human origin but are a direct communication from God (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Jeremiah 2:2</a>).I will gather you from the peoples: This promise of gathering reflects God's intention to restore His people, Israel, from the nations where they have been dispersed. Historically, the Israelites were scattered due to invasions and exiles, notably the Babylonian exile. This gathering is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, symbolizing hope and restoration (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Jeremiah 31:10</a>).and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered: The scattering of Israel was a consequence of their disobedience and idolatry, as warned in the Mosaic Covenant (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>). The promise of assembly indicates a reversal of judgment and a return to covenant blessings. This also foreshadows the eschatological gathering of God's people, a theme that resonates in the New Testament with the gathering of believers in Christ (<a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a>).and I will give back to you the land of Israel: The land of Israel holds significant theological importance as the Promised Land given to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). This promise of restoration to the land signifies not only a physical return but also a spiritual renewal and fulfillment of God's covenant promises. It prefigures the ultimate restoration and inheritance believers have in Christ, who is the fulfillment of all God's promises (<a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people, who were scattered among the nations due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_israel.htm">The Land of Israel</a> The promised land given to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, symbolizing God's covenant and faithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_exile.htm">The Exile</a> The period when the Israelites were taken captive and scattered by foreign powers, primarily Babylon, as a consequence of their sin. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gathering.htm">The Gathering</a> A prophetic promise of restoration where God will bring His people back to their homeland, signifying redemption and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Despite Israel's disobedience, God remains faithful to His covenant promises. This teaches us about the unchanging nature of God's character. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> The promise of gathering and restoration offers hope to believers that God can redeem and restore any situation. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The scattering was a result of sin, reminding us of the need for repentance and turning back to God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> God's ability to gather His people from all nations demonstrates His sovereign control over history and nations. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_gathering.htm">Spiritual Gathering</a> For Christians, this gathering can also symbolize the spiritual gathering of believers into the body of Christ, the Church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 11</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_34__judgment_inconsistencies.htm">Ezekiel 34 - Are there any inconsistencies with other prophetic books about how judgment is executed and who is held accountable?</a> <a href="/q/why_wasn't_ezekiel_42's_temple_built.htm">If Ezekiel 42’s temple was meant to be literal, why did this plan never materialize in recorded history? </a> <a href="/q/who's_the_wandering_jew_in_the_bible.htm">Who is the Wandering Jew mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_22_20-22_show_god's_justice.htm">How can Ezekiel 22:20–22’s imagery of melting the people like metal be reconciled with a benevolent and just God? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) I will give you the land of Israel.--Again in contrast to the people of Jerusalem, who claimed the land as their own exclusive possession. They shall be cast out; the exiles whom they despised shall be gathered again and possess the land. (Comp. <a href="/numbers/14-3.htm" title="And why has the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?">Numbers 14:3</a>; <a href="/context/numbers/14-31.htm" title="But your little ones, which you said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised.">Numbers 14:31-32</a>, where when the people refused the Divine command to take possession of the land, and feared that their little ones should be a prey, the doom came that they should all themselves perish in the wilderness, but their little ones should inherit the land.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - I will give you the land of Israel. The marginal references in the Authorized Version show how entirely Ezekiel was following in the footsteps of his master Jeremiah, as he had done in those of Isaiah, in their prophecies of restoration. Here also the law of" springing and germinant accomplishments" finds its application. Ezekiel (Ezekiel 47:13-48:35) has his ideal of a new geographical Israel, as of a new local temple, a land from which idolatrous shrines and high places have disappeared. St. Paul (<a href="/romans/9.htm">Romans 9-11</a>.) clings to the thought of a restoration of the literal Israel, even while he strips it of Ezekiel's geographical limitations. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore לָכֵ֣ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus declare אֱמֹ֗ר (’ĕ·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say that this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהוִה֒ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַר֮ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘I will gather וְקִבַּצְתִּ֤י (wə·qib·baṣ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> To gather, collect you from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the peoples הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and assemble וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י (wə·’ā·sap̄·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove you from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the countries הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land to which אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have been scattered, נְפֹצוֹתֶ֖ם (nə·p̄ō·ṣō·w·ṯem) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> To be dispersed or scattered and I will give וְנָתַתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you [back] אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the land אַדְמַ֥ת (’aḏ·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land of Israel.’ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 11:17 Therefore say Thus says the Lord Yahweh: (Ezek. 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