Ezekiel 12:15

15 “They will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries.

Ezekiel 12:15 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
15 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
English Standard Version (ESV)
15 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.
New Living Translation (NLT)
15 And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the LORD .
The Message Bible (MSG)
15 They'll realize that I am God when I scatter them among foreign countries.
American Standard Version (ASV)
15 And they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
15 Then they will know that I am the LORD, because I will scatter them among the nations and force them into other countries.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
15 They will know that I am the Lord when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
15 "They will know that I am the LORD when I scatter them among the nations. I will send them to other countries.

Ezekiel 12:15 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:15

And they shall know that I [am] the Lord
God omniscient, and can and do foresee and foretell future events, when the above things shall come to pass; and omnipotent, able to do what he purposed and declared he would; and true and faithful to his word, and holy and righteous in all his ways and works: when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the
countries;
of Egypt, Babylon, Media, and other places.

Ezekiel 12:15 In-Context

13 I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylonia, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die.
14 I will scatter to the winds all those around him—his staff and all his troops—and I will pursue them with drawn sword.
15 “They will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries.
16 But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine and plague, so that in the nations where they go they may acknowledge all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
17 The word of the LORD came to me:

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Leviticus 26:33
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