And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
As for you, O house of Israel,.... The then present house of Israel, and the elders of it, who were upon the spot with the prophet:
go ye, serve ye everyone his idols; or dunghill gods; since they…
God’s future dealings with His people: (1) in judgment Eze 20:32-38; (2) in mercy Eze 20:39-44. Eze 20:32 The inquirers had thought that if Jerusalem were taken, and the whole people became sojourners…
Adam Clarke
I will purge out from among you the rebels - The incorrigibly wicked I will destroy; those who will not receive him whom I have appointed for this purpose as the Savior of Israel. And I will gather…
The design which was now on foot among the elders of Israel was that the people of Israel, being scattered among the nations, should lay aside all their peculiarities and conform to those among whom…
Cambridge Bible
Describes the other side of the process from Eze 20:20, the separating of the unworthy from among the people, ch. Eze 34:17; Eze 34:20.
and they shall not enter But they. They shall be brought out but…
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