Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
New American Standard Bible
“I will make you
King James Version
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:
Holman Bible
“I will make you pass under the rod
International Standard Version
"I'll cause you to pass under the rod until I will have brought you into the bond of the covenant.
A Conservative Version
And I will cause you to pass under the rod. And I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
American Standard Version
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
Amplified
“I will make you pass under the rod [as the shepherd does with his sheep when he counts them, and I will count you as Mine and constrain you] and bring you into the bond of the covenant [to which you are permanently bound].
Bible in Basic English
And I will make you go under the rod and will make you small in number:
Darby Translation
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
Julia Smith Translation
And I caused you to pass under the rod I brought you into the bond of the covenant
King James 2000
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:
Modern King James verseion
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will bring you under my jurisdiction, and under the bond of the covenant.
NET Bible
I will make you pass under the shepherd's staff, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
New Heart English Bible
"I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
The Emphasized Bible
And I will cause you to pass under the rod And will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
Webster
And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
World English Bible
I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
Youngs Literal Translation
And I have caused you to pass under the rod, And brought you into the bond of the covenant,
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 20:37
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Punishes And Forgives
36 {Just as} I executed justice on your ancestors in the desert of the land of Egypt, likewise I will execute justice on you!" {declares} the Lord Yahweh. 37 "And I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. 38 And I will purge the rebels from [among] you and the [ones] transgressing against me; I will bring them out from the land {where they are living as aliens}, but into the land of Israel they will not come, and [then] you will know that I [am] Yahweh.
Phrases
Cross References
Leviticus 27:32
As for every tithe of cattle or of the flock, all which crosses under the rod, the tenth shall be a holy object for Yahweh.
Jeremiah 33:13
In the towns of the hill country, in the towns of the Shephelah, and in the towns of the Negev, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings [of] Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under [the] hands of [the] counter,' says Yahweh.
Leviticus 26:25
And I will bring upon you a sword that seeks vengeance [for the] covenant, and you shall be gathered to your cities; and I will send a plague in your midst, and you shall be given into [the] hand of an enemy.
Psalm 89:30-32
If his sons forsake my law and do not walk in my judgments,
Ezekiel 16:59-60
'For thus says the Lord Yahweh: And I will do it to you {according to what you have done}, who despised [the] oath to break covenant.
Ezekiel 34:17
" 'And you, my flock, thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I [am] judging between {one sheep and another}, between the rams and between the he-goats.
Amos 3:2
"You only have I {chosen} of all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Matthew 25:32-33
And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.