Ezekiel 20 · Verse 42

Ezekiel 20:42

And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.
Ezekiel 20:42, King James Version

Ezekiel 20:42 in other translations

BSBThen you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I swore to give your fathers.
WEBYou will know that I am the LORD when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I swore to give to your fathers.
ASVAnd ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I sware to give unto your fathers.
YLTAnd ye have known that I am Jehovah, In My bringing you to the ground of Israel, Unto the land that I did lift up My hand To give it to your fathers,
DARBYAnd ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have brought you into the land of Israel, into the country which I lifted up my hand to give to your fathers.
BBEAnd you will be certain that I am the Lord, when I take you into the land of Israel, into the country which I made an oath to give to your fathers.
WebsterAnd ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers.

What does Ezekiel 20:42 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 And ye shall know - Shall acknowledge that I am Jehovah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 20:33-44

The wicked Israelites, notwithstanding they follow the sinful ways of other nations, shall not mingle with them in their prosperity, but shall be separated from them for destruction. There is no shaking off God's dominion; and those who will not yield to the power of his grace, shall sink under the power of his wrath. But not one of God's jewels shall be lost in the lumber of this world. He will bring the jews to…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 20:33-44 →

Ezekiel 20:42 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.

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.Temand you will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֔הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
בַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'Iwhen bring IH935
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
אַדְמַ֣ת'ad.Mat[the] land ofH127
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiI lifted upH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָדִ֔יya.Dihand myH3027
לָתֵ֥תla.Tetto giveH5414
אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853
לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם\׃la.'a.Vo.tei.Khemto ancestors yourH1

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Cross references for Ezekiel 20:42

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 38:23

    Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 36:23-24

    And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 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 24:7

    And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

  • Ezekiel 20:38

    And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 20:44

    And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God.

  • John 17:3

    And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  • Ezekiel 11:17-20

    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. And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  • Jeremiah 31:34

    And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

  • Ezekiel 37:21

    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:

  • Ezekiel 26:13

    And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

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ye shall.
38,44; 24:24; 26:13; 36:23; 38:23; Jer 24:7; 31:34; Joh 17:3
1Jo 5:20
when I.
11:17-20; 34:13; 36:24; 37:21,25
for the which.
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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 20:42

    And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.

  • Ezekiel 20:43

    And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.

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Ezekiel 20:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sabréis que yo soy Jehová, cuando os hubiere metido en la tierra de Israel, en la tierra por la cual alcé mi mano que la daría á vuestros padres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous saurez que je suis l’ Éternel, quand je vous aurai fait entrer dans la terre d’Israël, dans le pays touchant lequel j’ai levé ma main de le donner à vos pères.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ihr werdet wissen, daß ich Jehova bin, wenn ich euch in das Land Israel bringe, in das Land, welches euren Vätern zu geben ich meine Hand erhoben habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et scietis quia ego Dominus, cum induxero vos ad terram Israël, in terram pro qua levavi manum meam ut darem eam patribus vestris.