Ezequiel 20:6

6 aquel día les juré que los sacaría de la tierra de Egipto a una tierra que yo había escogido para ellos, que mana leche y miel y que es la más hermosa de todas las tierras.

Ezequiel 20:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 20:6

In the day [that] I lifted up my hand unto them, to bring them
forth of the land of Egypt
Not only promised and swore to it, but exerted his power in the miracles he wrought, by bringing plagues upon the Egyptians, to oblige them to let them go forth from thence: into a land that I had espied for them;
which he had in his eye and in his heart for them; which he had in his mind provided for them, and was determined in his purposes to bring them to; and which he, as it were, looked out for them, and singled out as the best and most suitable for them: flowing with milk and honey;
a phrase often used, to express the fruitfulness of the land, of Canaan, and the great plenty of provisions in it: which [is] the glory of all lands;
that is, either which fertility, signified by milk and honey, is the glory of all lands, or makes all countries desirable where they are found; or else, which land of Canaan, being so fruitful, is more glorious or desirable than any other country; it greatly surpassing all others in its situation, soil, and climate. The Targum is,

``which is the praise of all provinces;''

that is, was praised and commended by the inhabitants of all other provinces for the plenty in it; which must needs be very great, to support so large a number of inhabitants in it, and yet its compass but small.

Ezequiel 20:6 In-Context

4 ¿Los juzgarás? ¿Los juzgarás, hijo de hombre? Hazles saber las abominaciones de sus padres,

5 y diles: "Así dice el Señor DIOS: 'El día que escogí a Israel y juré a los descendientes de la casa de Jacob, me di a conocer a ellos en la tierra de Egipto, y les juré diciendo: Yo soy el SEÑOR vuestro Dios;

6 aquel día les juré que los sacaría de la tierra de Egipto a una tierra que yo había escogido para ellos, que mana leche y miel y que es la más hermosa de todas las tierras.

7 'Y les dije: "Arroje cada uno las cosas detestables que os atraen, y no os contaminéis con los ídolos de Egipto; yo soy el SEÑOR vuestro Dios."

8 'Pero se rebelaron contra mí y no quisieron escucharme; no arrojaron las cosas detestables que les atraían, ni abandonaron los ídolos de Egipto. Entonces decidí derramar mi furor sobre ellos, para desahogar contra ellos mi ira en medio de la tierra de Egipto.