Ezekiel 11 · Verse 17

Ezekiel 11:17

Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Ezekiel 11:17, King James Version

Ezekiel 11:17 in other translations

BSBTherefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’
WEB“Therefore say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”
ASVTherefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
YLTTherefore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And I have assembled you from the peoples, And I have gathered you from the lands, Into which ye have been scattered, And I have given to you the ground of Israel.
DARBYTherefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will even gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye are scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
BBEThen say, This is what the Lord has said: I will get you together from the peoples, and make you come out of the countries where you have been sent in flight, and I will give you the land of Israel.
WebsterTherefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

What does Ezekiel 11:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. (Eze 28:25; 34:13; 36:24).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 11:14-21

The pious captives in Babylon were insulted by the Jews who continued in Jerusalem; but God made gracious promises to them. It is promised, that God will give them one heart; a heart firmly fixed for God, and not wavering. All who are made holy have a new spirit, a new temper and dispositions; they act from new principles, walk by new rules, and aim at new ends. A new name, or a new face, will not serve without a…

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Ezekiel 11:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לָכֵ֣ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
אֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorsayH559
כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַר֮'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3069
וְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.Tiand I will gatherH6908
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971
וְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.Tiand I will gatherH622
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נְפֹצוֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.Temyou have been scatteredH6327
בָּהֶ֑םba.Hemamong them
וְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.Tiand I will giveH5414
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemto you
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַדְמַ֥ת'ad.Mat[the] land ofH127
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Ezekiel 11:17

  • Ezekiel 28:25

    Thus saith the Lord God; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.

  • Ezekiel 34:13

    And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

  • Jeremiah 3:18

    In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

  • Ezekiel 36:24

    For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

  • Jeremiah 24:5

    Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.

  • Isaiah 11:11-16

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. …

  • Amos 9:14-15

    And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

  • Ezekiel 37:21-28

    And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. …

  • Ezekiel 39:27-29

    When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.

  • Hosea 1:10-11

    Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

  • Ezekiel 20:41

    I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

  • Jeremiah 32:37-41

    Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
28:25; 34:13; 36:24; 37:21-28; 39:27-29; Isa 11:11-16; Jer 3:12,18
Jer 24:5; 30:10,11,18; 31:8-10; 32:37-41; Ho 1:10,11; Am 9:14,15

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Context

  • Ezekiel 11:16

    Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.

  • Ezekiel 11:17

    Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 11:18

    And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.

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Ezekiel 11:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Di por tanto: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Yo os recogeré de los pueblos, y os allegaré de las tierras en las cuales estáis esparcidos, y os daré la tierra de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi dis: Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Aussi je vous rassemblerai d’entre les peuples, et je vous recueillerai des pays où vous êtes dispersés, et je vous donnerai la terre d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum sprich: So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Ja, ich werde euch aus den Völkern sammeln und euch zusammenbringen aus den Ländern, in welche ihr zerstreut worden seid, und werde euch das Land Israel geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Propterea loquere: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Congregabo vos de populis, et adunabo de terris in quibus dispersi estis, daboque vobis humum Israël.