Ezekiel 6:10

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not declare in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they shall know that I am Jehovah: I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.

Bible in Basic English

And they will be certain that I am the Lord: not for nothing did I say that I would do this evil to them.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And they shall know that I the Lord have not spoken in vain that I would do this evil to them.

Free Bible Version

Then they will know that I am the Lord, and that I was not pretending when I warned them about bringing this disaster upon them.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.

Translation for Translators

Andthey will realize that I, Yahweh, have punished them. They will realize that when I threatened to punish them, I surely intended [LIT] to do that.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So they will know that I am Yahweh. It was for a reason that I said I would bring this evil to them.

Noah Webster Bible

And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them.

World English Bible

They will know that I am Yahweh. I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them.”’

Young's Literal Translation

And they have known that I [am] Jehovah, Not for nought have I spoken to do to them this evil.

Context

A Remnant to Be Blessed

⁹Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.¹⁰And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not declare in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.

Summary

In Ezekiel 6:10, God expresses His righteous anger and judgment towards the people of Israel for their idolatry and disobedience. The verse reveals that their detestable practices have provoked God to pour out His wrath upon them. Despite this, God's ultimate purpose is to bring about repentance and restoration among His people, as seen in the following verses. This passage serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the importance of genuine repentance to receive His mercy and forgiveness.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Thus saith the Lord God, smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot,.... These are gestures of persons in distress and agony, who, to show their trouble and grief, smite one hand against the other; or smite with the hand upon the thigh, as in Jer 31:19; and "stretch out", or "make a distension with the foot" (d); as it is in the Hebrew text; extend their thighs; throw out their feet; stamp with them; beat the earth, and make it shake, as the Syriac version; all expressive of anguish and sorrow: and say, alas, for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! the word "alas", or "woe", as the Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi, an interjection of mourning and lamentation, explains the above gestures; and what follows shows the cause of all; namely, the sins and abominations committed by the house of Israel; which they being insensible of, and unconcerned about, the prophet is ordered to take such a method to awaken them out of their stupidity and lethargy; and the rather, since the heaviest of judgments were coming upon them: for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; which are threatened in Eze 5:12; and the persons on whom they should be separately executed are mentioned in Eze 6:12. (d) "extende pede tuo", Pagninus, Montanus, Polanus; "fac distensionem cum pede tuo", Munster; "divarica pedes tuos": Calvin.