Ezekiel 20:43

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41 I will accept you as a ^asweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles.

42 ^aThen you shall know that I am the Lord, ^bwhen I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for which I raised My hand in an oath to give to your fathers.

43 And ^athere you shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and ^byou shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed.

44 ^aThen you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have dealt with you ^bfor My name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel,” says the Lord God.’ ”

Fire in the Forest

45 Furthermore the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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And there shall ye remember your ways - Ye shall be ashamed of your past conduct, and of your long opposition to the Gospel of your salvation.

These promises may, in a certain limited sense, be applied to the restoration from the Babylonish captivity; but they must have their proper fulfillment when the Jews shall accept Jesus as their Savior, and in consequence be brought back from all their dispersions to their own land.

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