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International Version</a></span><br />I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations and there, face to face, I will execute judgment upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and there I will judge you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will plead My case with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and I shall bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I shall enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you <i>and</i> contend with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will lead you into the wilderness of the peoples and enter into judgment with you there face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will lead you into the wilderness of the peoples and enter into judgment with you there face to face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and lead you into a desert surrounded by nations. I will meet you there face to face. Then I will pass judgment on you <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I plead with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will bring you into the desert of the nations. There I will put you on trial face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will bring you into the 'Desert of the Nations,' and there I will condemn you to your face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll bring you into the wilderness of the nations. I'll judge you right there, face to face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have brought you into the wilderness of the peoples, "" And have been judged with you there face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have brought you in unto the wilderness of the peoples, And have been judged with you there face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I brought you into the desert of the peoples, and I judged you there face to face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of people, and there will I plead with you face to face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will lead you into the desert of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you, face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will lead you to the wilderness of the peoples and enter into judgment with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the Gentiles, and there will I judge you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall bring you to the wilderness of the Gentiles, and I shall judge you there, face to face<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I plead with you face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and will plead with you there face to face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5428" 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/20.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">And I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bar (N-msc) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">the wilderness</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.">of the nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: wə·niš·paṭ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To judge, govern. ">I will enter into judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tə·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nîm (N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">face</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nîm (N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">face.</a> </span><span class="reftext">36</span>Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.…<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="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14</a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Jeremiah 2:2</a></span><br />“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a></span><br />A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a></span><br />Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a></span><br />And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1</a></span><br />Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3</a></span><br />And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33-34</a></span><br />Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness. / In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-1.htm">Luke 4:1</a></span><br />Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Revelation 12:14</a></span><br />But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Isaiah 63:13</a></span><br />who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Ezekiel 20:36</a></b></br> Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13</a></b></br> And now she <i>is</i> planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">Ezekiel 38:8</a></b></br> After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land <i>that is</i> brought back from the sword, <i>and is</i> gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.</p><p class="hdg">and there</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Ezekiel 17:20</a></b></br> And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a></b></br> And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that <i>are</i> with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9,35</a></b></br> Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-5.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-21.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-8.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-19.htm">in the desert</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">and in the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-33.htm">He promises to gather them by the Gospel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-45.htm">Under the name of a forest he shows the destruction of Jerusalem</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'; 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The Hebrew root for "bring" is "yatsa," which often implies a purposeful leading out or delivering. Historically, this echoes the Exodus narrative, where God led the Israelites out of Egypt. It underscores God's sovereignty and His commitment to His covenant people, even when they are in rebellion.<p><b>into the wilderness</b><br />The "wilderness" in Hebrew is "midbar," a place of desolation and testing. Biblically, the wilderness is a recurring theme where God refines and tests His people, as seen in the Israelites' 40-year journey. It symbolizes a place of transformation and preparation, where reliance on God is paramount. This setting is not just physical but spiritual, representing a state of being where God can work intimately with His people.<p><b>of the nations</b><br />This phrase indicates that the wilderness experience is not isolated to Israel but involves the broader context of the nations. It suggests a dispersion among the Gentiles, reflecting the historical context of the Babylonian exile. Theologically, it points to God's universal sovereignty and His plan to use Israel as a light to the nations, even in judgment.<p><b>where I will enter into judgment</b><br />The Hebrew word for "judgment" is "shaphat," which means to govern or to pass sentence. This is a divine evaluation of Israel's faithfulness to the covenant. It is both corrective and redemptive, aiming to restore the relationship between God and His people. This judgment is not merely punitive but is intended to bring about repentance and renewal.<p><b>with you face to face</b><br />The phrase "face to face" in Hebrew is "panim el panim," indicating a direct and personal encounter. This is reminiscent of Moses' encounters with God, where there was an intimate and unmediated communication. It emphasizes the seriousness of the judgment and the personal nature of God's relationship with His people. It is a call to accountability and a reminder of the covenantal bond that requires sincere devotion and obedience.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">Into the wilderness of the people.</span>--As in the past there was a period of probation and discipline in the wilderness, so shall there be in the future. The similarity is insisted upon in <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm" title="Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 20:36</a>, and the phrase "face to face" is taken from <a href="/deuteronomy/5-4.htm" title="The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the middle of the fire,">Deuteronomy 5:4</a>, not to show that the Lord will interpose again with the same sensible manifestations, but will plead with them in ways equally adapted, in their more advanced condition, to show them His overruling hand. As this phrase is plainly to be understood according to its sense, and not according to the letter, so it is quite idle to attempt to locate <span class= "ital">"</span>the wilderness of the people" as any material wilderness, as that of Arabia, or that between Babylonia and Palestine. The phrase must mean that wilderness condition of the people, scattered among the nations, in which the Lord will plead with them as He did with their fathers. This might refer, as some commentators think, to the state of the Jews in our own time, dispersed among all nations; but there is nothing in the connection to indicate so distant a future, and it may quite as well refer to the then approaching condition of the people. Already many thousands of them had been carried captive to Babylon; others (see <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm" title="He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.">Jeremiah 10:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/43-5.htm" title="But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, where they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;">Jeremiah 43:5</a>) had been scattered among all the surrounding nations; the mass of the ten tribes had long before been carried by the king of Assyria to other regions; and the large remnant still left in Judaea, influenced by their own fears, soon afterwards went down to Egypt. In Ezekiel's own life-time, Israel was scattered widely among all the prominent nations of the earth, and thus brought into the "wilderness of the people."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/20-35.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">And I will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵבֵאתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second 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">into</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wilderness</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְבַּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the nations,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעַמִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[where]</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will enter into judgment</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·paṭ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<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">with you</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתְּכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">face.</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/20-35.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:35 And I will bring you into (Ezek. 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