Ezekiel 20:37

And I will subject you to my scepter, and I will lead you into the bonds of the covenant.

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In The King James Version

And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

In Context

36Just as I contended in judgment against your fathers in the desert of the land of Egypt, so also will I enter into judgment with you, says the Lord God.

38And I will select, from among you, the transgressors and the impious. And I will lead them away from the land of their sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:25And I will lead over you the sword that shall avenge my covenant. And when you will have fled into the cities, I will send a pestilence into your midst, and you will be delivered into the hands of your enemies.

Ezekiel 16:59For thus says the Lord God: “I will act toward you, just as you have despised the oath, so that you would make void the covenant.

Amos 3:2I have known only you in such a way, out of all the families of the earth. For this reason, I will visit upon you all your iniquities.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 20:34-45

The Sins of Israel. ( b. c. 592.) 33 As I live, saith the Lord God , surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the… Read the whole commentary →

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