Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Futhermore, I solemnly swore in the wilderness to disperse them among the nations and scatter them to other 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
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:
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 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 withdrew my decision so my reputation wouldn't be tarnished among the nations before whose eyes I brought them out. 23 "Futhermore, I solemnly swore in the wilderness to disperse them among the nations and scatter them to other lands 24 because they didn't observe my ordinances. Instead, they rejected my statutes, profaned my Sabbaths, and worshipped their ancestors' idols.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:33
"I'll scatter you among the nations and draw the sword after you so that your land becomes desolate and your towns become ruins.
Ezekiel 20:15
"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
Deuteronomy 28:64-68
"He'll scatter you among the nations from one end of the earth to the other, and there you'll serve other gods made of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.
Deuteronomy 32:26-27
"I said, "I will scatter them, erasing their memory from the human race,
Deuteronomy 32:40
"I solemnly swear to heaven I say "As certainly as I'm alive and living forever,
Psalm 106:27
to cause their children to perish among the nations and be scattered among many lands.
Jeremiah 15:4
I'll make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Hezekiah's son Manasseh, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.
Revelation 10:5-6
Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.