Ezekiel 20:23

Overview - Ezekiel 20
God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel.
He shews the story of their rebellions in Egypt,
10 in the wilderness,
27 and in the land.
33 He promises to gather them by the Gospel.
45 Under the name of a forest he shews the destruction of Jerusalem.
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Ezekiel 20:23  (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;
 


lifted
15 ; Deuteronomy 32:40 ; Revelation 10:5 Revelation 10:6

that I
The predictions of the dispersion of Israel, delivered by Moses just before his death, are evidently here referred to: they received a partial accomplishment at the Babylonian captivity, but are more exactly fulfilling at this day.
Leviticus 26:33 ; Deuteronomy 28:64-68 ; Deuteronomy 32:26 Deuteronomy 32:27 Psalms 106:27 ; Jeremiah 15:4