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glorious of all lands. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20.htm">King James Bible</a> In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/20.htm">New King James Version</a> On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, ‘flowing with milk and honey,’ the glory of all lands. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> on that day I swore to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all the lands. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> on that day I swore to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> on that day I swore to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> on that day I swore to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> on that day I swore to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, [plentiful and] flowing with milk and honey, [a land] which is an ornament and a glory to all lands. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> in that day I sware unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I swore that I would rescue them from Egypt and lead them to a land I had already chosen. This land was rich with milk and honey and was the most splendid land of all. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> in that day I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At that time I promised to bring them out of Egypt to a land that I had chosen for them. This land is the most beautiful land, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> It was then that I promised to take them out of Egypt and lead them to a land I had chosen for them, a rich and fertile land, the finest land of all. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> That day I promised to bring them out of the land of Egypt to the land that I had explored for them—a land flowing with milk and honey. It's the most beautiful of all lands. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. <a href="/net/ezekiel/20.htm">NET Bible</a> On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt to a land which I had picked out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> in that day I swore to them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In the day that I lifted up my hand to them, to bring them forth from the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: <a href="/web/ezekiel/20.htm">World English Bible</a> in that day I swore to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In that day I lifted up My hand to them, "" To bring them forth from the land of Egypt, "" To a land that I spied out for them, "" Flowing with milk and honey, "" It [is] a beauty to all the lands, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In that day I did lift up My hand to them, To bring them forth from the land of Egypt, Unto a land that I spied out for them, Flowing with milk and honey, A beauty it is to all the lands, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In that day I lifted up my hand to them to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt to the land which I spied out for them flowing milk and honey; this the glory to all lands:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In that day I lifted up my hand for them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt, into a land which I had provided for them, flowing with milk and honey, which excelleth amongst all lands. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> in that day, I lifted up my hand for their sake, so that I would lead them away from the land of Egypt, into a land which I had provided for them, flowing with milk and honey, which was singular among all lands. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Bible</a> That day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt to the land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, a jewel among all lands. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> On that day I swore to them to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had given to them, a land flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> In the day that I lifted my hands to them, that I would bring them out from the land of Egypt, to the land that I have given to them, that flows milk and honey. It is the glory of all cities<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> in that day I lifted up My hand unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had sought out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the beauty of all lands; <a href="/sep/ezekiel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> in that day I helped them with my hand, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into the land which I prepared for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, it is abundant beyond every land. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/20-6.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=5055" 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/20.htm">Israel's Rebellion in Egypt</a> …5and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’ 6<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">I swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: lə·hō·w·ṣî·’ām (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">to bring them</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">out of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/8446.htm" title="8446: tar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To seek out, spy out, explore. A primitive root; to meander about, especially for trade or reconnoitring.">I had searched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">a land flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥā·lāḇ (N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">with milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇaš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6643.htm" title="6643: ṣə·ḇî (N-ms) -- Splendor, a gazelle. From tsabah in the sense of prominence; splendor; also a gazelle.">the glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</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.">lands.</a> 7And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’…<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="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a> For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper. <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a> I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Numbers 13:27</a> And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit! <a href="/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9-12</a> and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. / For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden. / But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. ... <a href="/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22</a> You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a> And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a> Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. <a href="/deuteronomy/26-9.htm">Deuteronomy 26:9</a> And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25</a> They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.” <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a> In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them. <a href="/psalms/105-44.htm">Psalm 105:44-45</a> He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, / that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah! <a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6</a> For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In the day that I lifted up my hand to them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:lifted<a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Ezekiel 20:5,15,23,42</a> And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; … to bring<a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13,14</a> And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; … <a href="/exodus/2-8.htm">Exodus 2:8,17</a> And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother… <a href="/exodus/14-1.htm">Exodus 14:1-15:27</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … into<a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a> For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; … <a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11,12</a> But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: … <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a> When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.flowing<a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5</a> And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.<a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Exodus 33:3</a> Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.<a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Leviticus 20:24</a> But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.which is<a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Ezekiel 20:15</a> Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;<a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a> Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.<a href="/daniel/8-9.htm">Daniel 8:9</a> And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-25.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-16.htm">Espied</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-54.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-19.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-19.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/ezra/10-16.htm">Selected</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Swore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-26.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/42-27.htm">Espied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/luke/6-14.htm">Selected</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Swore</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 20</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt</a> 19. <a href="/ezekiel/20-19.htm">in the desert</a> 27. <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">and in the land</a> 33. <a href="/ezekiel/20-33.htm">He promises to gather them by the Gospel</a> 45. <a href="/ezekiel/20-45.htm">Under the name of a forest he shows the destruction of Jerusalem</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'; 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It points to the momentous occasion of the Exodus, a foundational event in Jewish history, symbolizing God's deliverance and faithfulness.I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt God's oath underscores His commitment and faithfulness. The land of Egypt represents bondage and oppression, from which God promised to deliver His people. This deliverance is a type of salvation, prefiguring Christ's redemptive work freeing humanity from the bondage of sin.into a land that I had searched out for them This indicates God's personal involvement and care in choosing the Promised Land. It suggests divine providence and preparation, emphasizing that God had a specific plan and purpose for His people. The land was not chosen randomly but was selected by God Himself.a land flowing with milk and honey This phrase describes the fertility and abundance of the Promised Land. It symbolizes prosperity and divine blessing. The imagery of milk and honey suggests a place of sustenance and sweetness, contrasting with the harsh conditions of Egypt. This abundance is often seen as a foretaste of the spiritual blessings found in Christ.the glory of all lands This phrase elevates the Promised Land above all others, highlighting its unique status in God's plan. It reflects the land's central role in biblical history and prophecy. The land's glory is not just in its physical attributes but in its spiritual significance as the setting for God's covenant with His people and the eventual coming of the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who were enslaved in Egypt and later led to the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land of bondage from which God delivered the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, described as "a land flowing with milk and honey," representing abundance and God's provision. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_oath.htm">God's Oath</a> The divine promise made by God to deliver the Israelites and bring them into a prosperous land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God is faithful to His promises. Just as He delivered the Israelites from Egypt, He is faithful to deliver us from our own "Egypts" or places of bondage. <a href="/topical/t/the_abundance_of_god's_provision.htm">The Abundance of God's Provision</a> The description of the land as "flowing with milk and honey" symbolizes God's abundant provision. We can trust that God desires to provide for us abundantly, both spiritually and materially. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> While God promised the land, the Israelites' enjoyment of it was contingent upon their obedience. Similarly, our experience of God's blessings often depends on our willingness to follow His commands. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_promised_land.htm">Spiritual Promised Land</a> The physical Promised Land is a foreshadowing of the spiritual inheritance we have in Christ. We are called to live in the reality of God's kingdom here and now, anticipating the fullness of it in eternity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 20</a> <a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_40-year_israelite_trek.htm">Joshua 5:6: Why is there no clear historical record or archaeological proof of the Israelites wandering for forty years with little to no mention of such a large movement outside the biblical text?</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_20_5-8's_claim_credible.htm">In Ezekiel 20:5-8, how credible is the claim that the Israelites rebelled immediately after God's promise to deliver them from Egypt, given the differing details in Exodus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) The glory of all lands.--So Palestine is constantly spoken of, both in the promise and in its fulfilment. (Comp. <a href="/daniel/11-16.htm" title="But he that comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.">Daniel 11:16</a>.) However strange this may seem to us now in regard to parts of the land, after centuries of desolation, misrule, and oppression, it is plain from <a href="/joshua/23-14.htm" title="And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you; all are come to pass to you, and not one thing has failed thereof.">Joshua 23:14</a>, and many other passages, that at the time the Israelites entered upon its possession it fulfilled their utmost expectation. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>On that הַה֗וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I swore נָשָׂ֤אתִי (nā·śā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take to them לָהֶ֔ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> to bring them out לְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖ם (lə·hō·w·ṣî·’ām) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to a land אֶ֜רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land that אֲשֶׁר־ (’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 I had searched out תַּ֣רְתִּי (tar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8446.htm">Strong's 8446: </a> To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring for them, לָהֶ֗ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> a land flowing זָבַ֤ת (zā·ḇaṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow with milk חָלָב֙ (ḥā·lāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> Milk and honey, וּדְבַ֔שׁ (ū·ḏə·ḇaš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> Honey, syrup the glory צְבִ֥י (ṣə·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6643.htm">Strong's 6643: </a> Splendor, a gazelle of all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every lands. הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:6 In that day I swore to them (Ezek. 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