Parallel Verses
NET Bible
I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them to the land I had given them -- a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
New American Standard Bible
Also
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
However, I swore
International Standard Version
"Moreover, I solemnly swore to them in the wilderness that I wouldn't bring them to the land that I had given them a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands
A Conservative Version
Moreover also I swore to 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,
American Standard Version
Moreover also I sware 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;
Amplified
I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, [a land of plenty]
Bible in Basic English
And further, I gave my oath to them in the waste land, that I would not take them into the land which I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands;
Darby Translation
And I also lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament of all lands;
Julia Smith Translation
And also I lifted up my hand to them in the desert, not to bring them in to the land which I gave flowing milk and honey; this the glory to all lands
King James 2000
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;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And also {I myself swore} to them in the desert not to bring them into the land that I had given [to them], flowing with milk and honey--it [is the most] beautiful of all of the lands--
Modern King James verseion
And also I lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey; it is the glory of all lands;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But I swore unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land, which I gave them: a land that floweth with milk and honey, and is a pleasure of all lands.
New Heart English Bible
"'"Moreover also I swore to 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;
The Emphasized Bible
Yet even l lifted up my hand to them. in the desert, - That I would not b1ing them into the land which I had given to them flowing with milk and honey, The beauty, it was. of all lands:
Webster
Yet also I lifted up my hand to 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;
World English Bible
Moreover also I swore to 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;
Youngs Literal Translation
And also, I, I have lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, Not to bring them in to the land that I had given, Flowing with milk and honey, A beauty it is to all the lands,
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 20:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Dealings With Israel For His Name's Sake
14 I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. 15 I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them to the land I had given them -- a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands. 16 I did this because they rejected my regulations, did not follow my statutes, and desecrated my Sabbaths; for their hearts followed their idols.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 95:11
So I made a vow in my anger, 'They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.'"
Psalm 106:26
So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert,
Numbers 14:23-30
they will by no means see the land that I swore to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it.
Numbers 26:64-65
But there was not a man among these who had been among those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai.
Deuteronomy 1:34-35
When the Lord heard you, he became angry and made this vow:
Ezekiel 20:23
I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
Hebrews 3:11
"As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'"
Hebrews 3:18
And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?
Hebrews 4:3
For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" And yet God's works were accomplished from the foundation of the world.