And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a migh... — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.”
Ezekiel 20:34 · King James Version
And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:
And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.
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“And I will bring you out”
H3318“from the people”
H5971“wherein ye are scattered”
H6327“hand”
H3027“arm”
H2220“and with a stretched out”
H5186“poured out”
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