Ezekiel 20:6 “On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land…”

Ezekiel 20:6

On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

World English Bible

in that day I swore to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands.

American Standard Version

in that day I sware unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands.

Geneva Bible 1599

In the day that I lift vp mine hand vnto them to bring them forth of the land of Egypt, into a land that I had prouided for them, flowing with milke and hony which is pleasant among all lands,

Darby Translation

in that day I lifted up my hand unto them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament of all lands;

Young's Literal Translation

In that day I did lift up My hand to them, To bring them forth from the land of Egypt, Unto a land that I spied out for them, Flowing with milk and honey, A beauty it [is] to all the lands,

Bible in Basic English

In that day I gave my oath to take them out of the land of Egypt into a land which I had been searching out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands:

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Cross references

“lifted”

Ezekiel 20:15 Ezekiel 20:5 Ezekiel 20:23 Ezekiel 20:42

Ezekiel 20:15 · BSB

Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—

Ezekiel 20:5 · BSB

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to t…

Ezekiel 20:23 · BSB

However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.

Ezekiel 20:42 · BSB

Then 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.

“to bring”

Exodus 3:8 Exodus 3:17 Exodus 14:1–15 Genesis 15:13 Genesis 15:14

Exodus 3:8 · BSB

I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzi…

Exodus 3:17 · BSB

And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’

Exodus 14:1–15 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Genesis 15:13 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

Genesis 15:14 · BSB

But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

“into”

Deuteronomy 8:7–9 Deuteronomy 32:8 Deuteronomy 11:11 Deuteronomy 11:12

Deuteronomy 8:7–9 · BSB

For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;

Deuteronomy 32:8 · BSB

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.

Deuteronomy 11:11 · BSB

But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven.

Deuteronomy 11:12 · BSB

It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.

“flowing”

Jeremiah 32:22 Leviticus 20:24 Numbers 13:27 Deuteronomy 6:3 Deuteronomy 26:9 Deuteronomy 26:15

Jeremiah 32:22 · BSB

You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Leviticus 20:24 · BSB

But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

Numbers 13:27 · BSB

And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!

Deuteronomy 6:3 · BSB

Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

Deuteronomy 26:9 · BSB

And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 26:15 · BSB

Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”

“which is”

Psalm 48:2 Daniel 8:9 Zechariah 7:14 Daniel 11:16 Daniel 11:41

Psalm 48:2 · BSB

Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

Daniel 8:9 · BSB

From one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land.

Zechariah 7:14 · BSB

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”

Daniel 11:16 · BSB

The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.

Daniel 11:41 · BSB

He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’

7And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’

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