Parallel Verses
NET Bible
I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
New American Standard Bible
Also I swore to them in the wilderness that I would
King James Version
I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
Holman Bible
However, I swore
International Standard Version
"Futhermore, I solemnly swore in the wilderness to disperse them among the nations and scatter them to other lands
A Conservative Version
Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries,
American Standard Version
Moreover I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
Amplified
Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the [Gentile] nations and disperse them among the countries,
Bible in Basic English
Further, I gave my oath to them in the waste land that I would send them wandering among the nations, driving them out among the countries;
Darby Translation
I lifted up my hand also unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
Julia Smith Translation
Also I lifted up my hand to them in the desert, to scatter them in the nations, to disperse them is the lands
King James 2000
I lifted up my hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
Lexham Expanded Bible
What is more, {I swore} to them in the desert to scatter them among the nations and to disperse them in the lands,
Modern King James verseion
I also lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations and scatter them through the lands,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I lift up mine hand over them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Heathen, and straw them among the nations:
New Heart English Bible
Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
The Emphasized Bible
Even, I, lifted up my hand to them in the desert, - That I would disperse them throughout the nations, And scatter them throughout the lands;
Webster
I lifted up my hand to them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
World English Bible
Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
Youngs Literal Translation
I also, I have lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, To scatter them among nations, And to spread them through lands.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 20:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Dealings With Israel For His Name's Sake
22 But I refrained from doing so, and acted instead for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. 23 I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. 24 I did this because they did not observe my regulations, they rejected my statutes, they desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers' idols.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:33
I will scatter you among the nations and unsheathe the sword after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will become a waste.
Ezekiel 20:15
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.
Deuteronomy 28:64-68
The Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.
Deuteronomy 32:26-27
"I said, 'I want to cut them in pieces. I want to make people forget they ever existed.
Deuteronomy 32:40
For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever,
Psalm 106:27
make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands.
Jeremiah 15:4
I will make all the people in all the kingdoms of the world horrified at what has happened to them because of what Hezekiah's son Manasseh, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem."
Revelation 10:5-6
Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven