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Ezekiel 12:15
And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh addresses Ezekiel concerning the imminent exile of Jerusalem's royal court and military forces. The declaration immediately follows the promise to pursue the scattered troops with a drawn sword.
The words — The Hebrew הֲפִיצִי (ha.fi.Tzi) means "I will scatter," paired with זֵרִיתִי (ze.ri.Ti), "I will disperse." These verbs describe the forced migration of the people across foreign territories.
The thread — This scattering motif runs through Ezekiel 6:14, where God makes the land a desolate waste wherever His people live, and continues in Ezekiel 12:16, where survivors recount their abominations among the nations.
Why it lands — The text states that God's identity will be recognized precisely through the judgment of exile. Readers must accept that historical displacement functions as the means by which divine sovereignty is made known.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 6:7 The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
- Ezekiel 6:14 I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Ezekiel 12:16 But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
- Ezekiel 12:20 The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Psalms 9:16 The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Ezekiel 5:13 And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
- Ezekiel 7:4 I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
- Ezekiel 11:10 You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you even to the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
- Ezekiel 14:18 then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered.
- Ezekiel 24:27 On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”