Ezekiel 20:17

Nevertheless mine eye spared them, so that I did not destroy them; neither did I make an end of them in the desert.

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In The King James Version

Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

In Context

16because they despised my laws, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.

18And I said to their sons in the desert, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols!

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Cross References

Psalms 78:37For their hearts were not true to him, Nor were they steadfast in his covenant.

Jeremiah 4:27For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be desolate, Yet will I not make a full end.

Ezekiel 7:2Thou son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the land of Israel:—

Ezekiel 9:10Therefore mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity. Their way will I recompense upon their head.

Nahum 1:8But with an overwhelming flood will he make a full end of her place, And darkness shall pursue his enemies.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 20:11-27

The Privileges and Sins of Israel. ( b. c. 592.) 10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. 12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my… Read the whole commentary →

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