23Moreover I lifted up mine hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries,


In Context

20 and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

21 But the children rebelled against me; they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall live in them; they profaned my sabbaths: then I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not he profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.

23 Moreover I lifted up mine hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries,

24 because they had not executed my judgments, but had rejected my statutes, and had profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.

25 Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and judgments wherein they should not live;

Ezekiel 20:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:23I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the desert that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Again I lifted up my hand upon them in the wilderness, to disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries :

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Moreover I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23I lifted up my hand also unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23I lifted up my hand to them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23I also, I have lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, To scatter them among nations, And to spread them through lands.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:23I lifted up my hand to them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;