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NASB | Ezekiel 20:5 and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "On the day when I chose Israel and swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am the LORD your God, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezekiel 20:5 and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "On the day when I chose Israel and lifted up My hand and swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am the LORD your God, |
Bible Question:
I have been studying the differences between the NASB and the NKJ for chapter 20 of Ezekiel. Ezekiel 20:5 has the first occurance of a difference in translation. The verse has the first and second occurances of the seven things that God "swore to" in chapter 20. How important is it to know that God lifted up His hand? What verses come to your mind in regard to His swearing? From the heart, Ray |
Bible Answer: Young's literal 5 and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of My fixing on Israel, I lift up My hand, To the seed of the house of Jacob, And am known to them in the land of Egypt, And I lift up My hand to them, Saying, I [am] Jehovah your God. American standard 1901 5 and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God; I looked at the two most literal translations I know. As you can see, the literal is to lift up the hand. This is equated with swearing an oath. I guess we might shake hands on an agreement or sign a contract. God is an Oath keeping God. I studied the word evil. it literally means useless because it is broken. It seems to most commonly be used of oath breaking or covenant breaking. Therefore, it is not important to me whether he physically lifts his hand or not. The oaths he swears (Noah, Abraham, Moses, and the new covenant come to mind and are important. See esp Heb 6:13-20, Gen 22:17. Deut 32:40, Ezra 10:19, Lam 5:6, Ezek 17:18 use hands in a covenant or contract context. greentwiga |