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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:
"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" Check out the verses. The first two do not mention hands ... the last three us the word give not lift. Did you check out the references the "expert" gave to see if it was so? |
Bible Answer: Deut 32:40 For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live -- to the age! Lam 5:6[To] Egypt we have given a hand, [To] Asshur, to be satisfied with bread. Ezek 17:18 And he despised the oath -- to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not. I was aware that Lam and Ezek used gave his hand instead of lift his hand. But Deut does use "lift my hand" in Young's literal translation, the most literal and awkward to read translation. Because Youngs is so literal, I believe it is in the Hebrew. I quoted the other two because they used the related idea of giving the hand, and the final two because the concept of swearing an oath was part of the conversation. Sorry if I was not completely clear. I was rushing out the door and tried give a less than thorough explanation. Sorry brother. Greentwiga |