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In accordance with their ways and their deeds I judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them according to their ways and their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I also scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the lands. According to their ways and their deeds I judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Also I scattered them among the nations and they were dispersed throughout the lands. According to their ways and their deeds I judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Also I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the lands. According to their ways and their deeds I judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the lands. According to their ways and their deeds I judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Also I scattered them among the nations and they were dispersed throughout the countries. I judged <i>and</i> punished them in accordance with their conduct and their [idolatrous] behavior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered among the countries. I judged them according to their conduct and actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered among the countries. I judged them according to their conduct and actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and scattered them throughout the nations, just as they deserved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I forced them into other nations, and they became scattered among the nations. I judged them based on the way that they lived and based on everything that they had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I condemned them for the way they lived and acted, and I scattered them through foreign countries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I scattered them among the nations, dispersing them to other lands, just as their lifestyles and behavior deserved. That's how I judged them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I scattered them among the nations; they were dispersed throughout foreign countries. In accordance with their behavior and their deeds I judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I scatter them among nations, "" And they are spread through lands, "" According to their way, and according to their doings, "" I have judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I scatter them among nations, And they are spread through lands, According to their way, and according to their doings, I have judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will scatter them among the nations, and they shall be dispersed in the lands: according to their ways and according to their doings, I judged them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I scattered them among the nations, and they are dispersed through the countries: I have judged them according to their ways, and their devices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I dispersed them among the Gentiles, and they have been scattered among the lands. I have judged them according to their ways and their plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through other lands; according to their behavior and their deeds I carried out judgment against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries; in accordance with their conduct and their deeds I judged them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I scattered them among the nations and dispersed them through the countries; according to their ways and according to their evil doings I judged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I scattered them among the Gentiles, and I dispersed them into the cities, and I judged them according to their ways and according to their schemes<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I dispersed them among the nations, and utterly scattered them through the countries: I judged them according to their way and according to their sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10683" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/36.htm">A New Heart and Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>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. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: wā·’ā·p̄îṣ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">I dispersed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: way·yiz·zā·rū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">and they were scattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">throughout the lands.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šə·p̄aṭ·tîm (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To judge, govern. ">I judged them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: kə·ḏar·kām (Prep-k:: N-csc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">according to their ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/5949.htm" title="5949: wə·ḵa·‘ă·lî·lō·w·ṯām (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Or malilah; from alal in the sense of effecting; an exploit, or a performance; by implication, an opportunity.">and deeds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>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.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></span><br />But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a></span><br />I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a></span><br />They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a></span><br />I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18</a></span><br />I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a></span><br />Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a></span><br />There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8</a></span><br />Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11</a></span><br />You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">I scattered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a></b></br> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Ezekiel 22:15</a></b></br> And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38</a></b></br> And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.</p><p class="hdg">according to their way</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Ezekiel 7:3,8</a></b></br> Now <i>is</i> the end <i>come</i> upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a></b></br> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn <i>yourselves</i> from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31</a></b></br> Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/35-11.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-10.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Dispersed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-15.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-11.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-11.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-10.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Rewarding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-26.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-26.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-26.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/6-8.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/luke/19-13.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-31.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm">Dispersed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-31.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/daniel/9-12.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm">Rewarding</a> <a href="/daniel/4-14.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-21.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-8.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-1.htm">The land of Israel is comforted, by destruction of the heathen, who spitefully used it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-8.htm">and by the blessings of God promised unto it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-16.htm">Israel was rejected for their sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-21.htm">and shall be restored without their desert</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">The blessings of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/36.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/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I dispersed them among the nations</b><br>This phrase refers to the historical event of the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were taken from their homeland and scattered among foreign nations. This dispersion was a fulfillment of the warnings given by prophets like Moses (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a>). The dispersion served as both punishment and a means to preserve a remnant of Israel, ensuring the continuation of God's covenant people. It also foreshadows the New Testament concept of the Church being scattered among the nations to spread the Gospel (<a href="/acts/8.htm">Acts 8:1</a>).<p><b>and they were scattered throughout the lands</b><br>The scattering of the Israelites was not just a physical displacement but also a spiritual and cultural challenge. Living among pagan nations, they faced the temptation to assimilate and abandon their distinct identity as God's chosen people. This scattering is reminiscent of the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11-8.htm">Genesis 11:8-9</a>), where God scattered humanity to prevent them from uniting in rebellion against Him. The scattering also highlights God's sovereignty over all nations and His ability to use even judgment to fulfill His purposes.<p><b>I judged them according to their ways and deeds</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's justice and righteousness. The Israelites were judged not arbitrarily but based on their actions and behavior, which had deviated from the covenantal laws given to them. This principle of divine retribution is consistent throughout Scripture, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/62-12.htm">Psalm 62:12</a> and <a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6</a>, where God repays each person according to their deeds. It underscores the importance of obedience and faithfulness to God's commands. This judgment also points to the ultimate judgment that will be executed by Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead (<a href="/2_timothy/4.htm">2 Timothy 4:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, often focusing on themes of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who were judged and scattered due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the various foreign lands where the Israelites were dispersed as a result of God's judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>God's righteous assessment and action against the Israelites for their unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The event of the Israelites being taken from their homeland and scattered among other nations as a consequence of their sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is just and sovereign, and His judgments are based on His people's actions. Understanding this helps us recognize the importance of living in obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The scattering of Israel serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It encourages us to examine our own lives for areas of disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is a theme, God's ultimate plan includes restoration. This offers hope and assurance that God’s discipline is meant to bring us back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_exiles.htm">Living as Exiles</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites lived in foreign lands, Christians are called to live as "exiles" in the world, maintaining faithfulness to God amidst a secular culture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_ways.htm">Reflecting on Our Ways</a></b><br>The passage challenges us to reflect on our own "ways and deeds" and seek alignment with God's will, knowing that He sees and judges righteously.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">According to their way and according to their doings I judged them.</span> The language hints at a correspondence between the punishment and the crime. As a woman in her separation was not only defiled, but separated from the congregation <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Leviticus 15:19</a>), so Israel, having defiled both herself and her land, required to be removed from it (<a href="/leviticus/18-28.htm">Leviticus 18:28</a>). And she was. Jehovah scattered her among the heathen and dispersed her through the countries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I dispersed</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאָפִ֤יץ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ā·p̄îṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dispersed or scattered</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the nations,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they were scattered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּזָּר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiz·zā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss about, to diffuse, winnow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throughout the lands.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I judged them</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁפַטְתִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·p̄aṭ·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to their ways</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּדַרְכָּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḏar·kām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their deeds.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵa·‘ă·lî·lō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5949.htm">Strong's 5949: </a> </span><span class="str2">An exploit, a performance, an opportunity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/36-19.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 36:19 And I scattered them among the nations (Ezek. 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