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Friday, November 28th, 2025
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Ezekiel 20:17
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Christian Standard Bible®
Yet I spared them from destruction and did not bring them to an end in the wilderness.
Yet I spared them from destruction and did not bring them to an end in the wilderness.
Hebrew Names Version
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn't destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn't destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
King James Version
Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
English Standard Version
Nevertheless, my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless, my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make a full end of them in the wilderness.
New American Standard Bible
"Yet My eye spared them rather than destroying them, and I did not bring about their annihilation in the wilderness.
"Yet My eye spared them rather than destroying them, and I did not bring about their annihilation in the wilderness.
New Century Version
But I had pity on them. I did not destroy them or put an end to them in the desert.
But I had pity on them. I did not destroy them or put an end to them in the desert.
Amplified Bible
"Yet My eye [looked on them with compassion and] spared them instead of destroying them, and I did not annihilate them in the wilderness.
"Yet My eye [looked on them with compassion and] spared them instead of destroying them, and I did not annihilate them in the wilderness.
World English Bible
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn't destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn't destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Neuerthelesse, mine eye spared them, that I would not destroye them, neither would I consume them in the wildernes.
Neuerthelesse, mine eye spared them, that I would not destroye them, neither would I consume them in the wildernes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Yet My eye spared them rather than destroying them, and I did not cause their annihilation in the wilderness.
"Yet My eye spared them rather than destroying them, and I did not cause their annihilation in the wilderness.
Legacy Standard Bible
Yet My eye had pity on them rather than bringing them to ruin, and I did not make of them a complete destruction in the wilderness.
Yet My eye had pity on them rather than bringing them to ruin, and I did not make of them a complete destruction in the wilderness.
Berean Standard Bible
Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.
Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.
Contemporary English Version
Yet, I felt sorry for them and could not let them die in the desert.
Yet, I felt sorry for them and could not let them die in the desert.
Complete Jewish Bible
However, I spared them from complete destruction; I did not completely finish them off in the desert.
However, I spared them from complete destruction; I did not completely finish them off in the desert.
Darby Translation
But mine eye spared them so as not to destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
But mine eye spared them so as not to destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Easy-to-Read Version
But I felt sorry for them, so I did not destroy them. I did not completely destroy them in the desert.
But I felt sorry for them, so I did not destroy them. I did not completely destroy them in the desert.
George Lamsa Translation
Nevertheless my eve spared them and I did not destroy them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless my eve spared them and I did not destroy them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Good News Translation
"But then I took pity on them. I decided not to kill them there in the desert.
"But then I took pity on them. I decided not to kill them there in the desert.
Lexham English Bible
But my eye took pity on them by not destroying them, and I did not completely destroy them in the desert.
But my eye took pity on them by not destroying them, and I did not completely destroy them in the desert.
Literal Translation
And My eye spared them, from destroying them, and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
And My eye spared them, from destroying them, and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles myne eye spared the, so yt I wolde not vtterly slaye the, & cosume the in the wildernes.
Neuertheles myne eye spared the, so yt I wolde not vtterly slaye the, & cosume the in the wildernes.
American Standard Version
Nevertheless mine eye spared them, and I destroyed them not, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless mine eye spared them, and I destroyed them not, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Bible in Basic English
But still my eye had pity on them and I kept them from destruction and did not put an end to them completely in the waste land.
But still my eye had pity on them and I kept them from destruction and did not put an end to them completely in the waste land.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Nevertheless Mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless Mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
King James Version (1611)
Neuerthelesse, mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of the in the wildernes.
Neuerthelesse, mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of the in the wildernes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neuerthelesse mine eye spared them, so that I woulde not destroy them, nor consume them in the wildernesse.
Neuerthelesse mine eye spared them, so that I woulde not destroy them, nor consume them in the wildernesse.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Yet mine eyes spared them, so as not to destroy them utterly, and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
Yet mine eyes spared them, so as not to destroy them utterly, and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
English Revised Version
Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And myn iye sparide on hem, that Y killide not hem, nether Y wastide hem in the desert.
And myn iye sparide on hem, that Y killide not hem, nether Y wastide hem in the desert.
Update Bible Version
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Webster's Bible Translation
Nevertheless my eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless my eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
New English Translation
Yet I had pity on them and did not destroy them, so I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
Yet I had pity on them and did not destroy them, so I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
New King James Version
Nevertheless My eye spared them from destruction. I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless My eye spared them from destruction. I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
New Living Translation
Nevertheless, I took pity on them and held back from destroying them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless, I took pity on them and held back from destroying them in the wilderness.
New Life Bible
Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them. I did not make an end of them in the desert.
Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them. I did not make an end of them in the desert.
New Revised Standard
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make an end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make an end of them in the wilderness.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Nevertheless mine eye threw a shield over them that they should not be destroyed; So I made not of them a full end in the desert.
Nevertheless mine eye threw a shield over them that they should not be destroyed; So I made not of them a full end in the desert.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yet my eye spared them, so that I destroyed them not: neither did I consume them in the desert.
Yet my eye spared them, so that I destroyed them not: neither did I consume them in the desert.
Revised Standard Version
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make a full end of them in the wilderness.
Young's Literal Translation
And Mine eye hath pity on them -- against destroying them, And I have not made of them an end in the wilderness.
And Mine eye hath pity on them -- against destroying them, And I have not made of them an end in the wilderness.
Contextual Overview
11"‘I gave them laws for living, showed them how to live well and obediently before me. I also gave them my weekly holy rest days, my "Sabbaths," a kind of signpost erected between me and them to show them that I, God , am in the business of making them holy. 13"‘But Israel rebelled against me in the desert. They didn't follow my statutes. They despised my laws for living well and obediently in the ways I had set out. And they totally desecrated my holy Sabbaths. I seriously considered unleashing my anger on them right there in the desert. But I thought better of it and acted out of who I was, not by what I felt, so that I might be honored and not blasphemed by the nations who had seen me bring them out. But I did lift my hand in a solemn oath there in the desert and promise them that I would not bring them into the country flowing with milk and honey that I had chosen for them, that jewel among all lands. I canceled my promise because they despised my laws for living obediently, wouldn't follow my statutes, and went ahead and desecrated my holy Sabbaths. They preferred living by their no-god idols. But I didn't go all the way: I didn't wipe them out, didn't finish them off in the desert. 18"‘Then I addressed myself to their children in the desert: "Don't do what your parents did. Don't take up their practices. Don't make yourselves filthy with their no-god idols. I myself am God , your God: Keep my statutes and live by my laws. Keep my Sabbaths as holy rest days, signposts between me and you, signaling that I am God , your God." 21"‘But the children also rebelled against me. They neither followed my statutes nor kept my laws for living upright and well. And they desecrated my Sabbaths. I seriously considered dumping my anger on them, right there in the desert. But I thought better of it and acted out of who I was, not by what I felt, so that I might be honored and not blasphemed by the nations who had seen me bring them out. 23"‘But I did lift my hand in solemn oath there in the desert, and swore that I would scatter them all over the world, disperse them every which way because they didn't keep my laws nor live by my statutes. They desecrated my Sabbaths and remained addicted to the no-god idols of their parents. Since they were determined to live bad lives, I myself gave them statutes that could not produce goodness and laws that did not produce life. I abandoned them. Filthy in the gutter, they perversely sacrificed their firstborn children in the fire. The very horror should have shocked them into recognizing that I am God .'
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
mine: Ezekiel 8:18, Ezekiel 9:10, 1 Samuel 24:10, Nehemiah 9:19, Psalms 78:37, Psalms 78:38
neither: Ezekiel 7:2, Ezekiel 11:13, Jeremiah 4:27, Jeremiah 5:18, Nahum 1:8, Nahum 1:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 45:20 - regard not Ezekiel 20:22 - I withdrew
Cross-References
Genesis 20:10
Abimelech went on to Abraham, "Whatever were you thinking of when you did this thing?"
Abimelech went on to Abraham, "Whatever were you thinking of when you did this thing?"
Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, "I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they'd kill me to get my wife. Besides, the truth is that she is my half sister; she's my father's daughter but not my mother's. When God sent me out as a wanderer from my father's home, I told her, ‘Do me a favor; wherever we go, tell people that I'm your brother.'"
Abraham said, "I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they'd kill me to get my wife. Besides, the truth is that she is my half sister; she's my father's daughter but not my mother's. When God sent me out as a wanderer from my father's home, I told her, ‘Do me a favor; wherever we go, tell people that I'm your brother.'"
Genesis 29:31
When God realized that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren. Leah became pregnant and had a son. She named him Reuben (Look-It's-a-Boy!). "This is a sign," she said, "that God has seen my misery; and a sign that now my husband will love me."
When God realized that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren. Leah became pregnant and had a son. She named him Reuben (Look-It's-a-Boy!). "This is a sign," she said, "that God has seen my misery; and a sign that now my husband will love me."
Proverbs 15:8
God can't stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.
God can't stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.
Proverbs 15:29
God keeps his distance from the wicked; he closely attends to the prayers of God-loyal people.
God keeps his distance from the wicked; he closely attends to the prayers of God-loyal people.
Isaiah 45:11
Thus God , The Holy of Israel, Israel's Maker, says: "Do you question who or what I'm making? Are you telling me what I can or cannot do? I made earth, and I created man and woman to live on it. I handcrafted the skies and direct all the constellations in their turnings. And now I've got Cyrus on the move. I've rolled out the red carpet before him. He will build my city. He will bring home my exiles. I didn't hire him to do this. I told him. I, God -of-the-Angel-Armies."
Thus God , The Holy of Israel, Israel's Maker, says: "Do you question who or what I'm making? Are you telling me what I can or cannot do? I made earth, and I created man and woman to live on it. I handcrafted the skies and direct all the constellations in their turnings. And now I've got Cyrus on the move. I've rolled out the red carpet before him. He will build my city. He will bring home my exiles. I didn't hire him to do this. I told him. I, God -of-the-Angel-Armies."
Matthew 7:7
"Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?
"Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?
Acts 3:24
"All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most emphatically that these days would come. These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God's covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: ‘By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.' But you are first in line: God, having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from your evil ways."
"All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most emphatically that these days would come. These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God's covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: ‘By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.' But you are first in line: God, having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from your evil ways."
Philippians 4:6
Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
1 Thessalonians 5:25
Friends, keep up your prayers for us. Greet all the followers of Jesus there with a holy embrace. And make sure this letter gets read to all the brothers and sisters. Don't leave anyone out.
Friends, keep up your prayers for us. Greet all the followers of Jesus there with a holy embrace. And make sure this letter gets read to all the brothers and sisters. Don't leave anyone out.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Nevertheless, mine eye spared them from destroying them,.... Utterly, so as to leave neither root nor branch; for though the whole generation died excepting two, either by the immediate hand of God in wrath, or else by ordinary deaths; yet there was a generation raised up in their stead, to whom mercy was shown:
neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness; that they should be no more a nation and people; though the carcasses of them that believed not fell in the wilderness, and never saw the good land, yet their posterity was spared to see it, and did.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The probation in the wilderness. The promise was forfeited by those to whom it was first conditionally made, but was renewed to their children.
Ezekiel 20:11
The “statutes” were given on Mount Sinai, and repeated by Moses before his death (Exodus 20:1 ff; Deuteronomy 4:8).
In them - Or, through them: and in Ezekiel 20:13.
Ezekiel 20:12
See Exodus 31:13. The Sabbath was a sign of a special people, commemorative of the work of creation, and hallowed to the honor of Yahweh, the covenant-God. As man honored God by keeping the Sabbath holy, so by the Sabbath, God “sanctified” Israel and marked them as a holy people. Therefore to profane the Sabbath was to abjure their Divine Governor.
Ezekiel 20:13
My sabbaths they greatly polluted - Not by actual non-observance of the sabbatical rest in the wilderness, but in failing to make the day holy in deed as well as in name by earnest worship and true heart service.
Ezekiel 20:18
The book of Deuteronomy contains the address to “the children” of those who perished in the wilderness. The whole history of Israel was a repetition of this course. The covenant was made with one generation, broken by them, and then renewed to the next.
Ezekiel 20:25
The “judgments whereby they should not live” are those spoken of in Ezekiel 20:18, and are contrasted with the judgments in Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 20:21, laws other than divine, to which God gives up those whom He afflicts with judicial blindness, because they have willfully closed their eyes, Psalms 81:12; Romans 1:24.
Ezekiel 20:26
To pass through - The word also means to “set apart,” as the firstborn to the Lord Exodus 13:12. They were bidden to “set apart” their firstborn males to the Lord. They “caused them to pass through the fire” to Moloch. An instance of their perversion of God’s laws.
