Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 20:42 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 42. 42And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of…” at Ezekiel 20:42 as part of “Purified Worship and Name-Sake Restoration Close the Review.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 20:39–44
Read Ezekiel 20:42 inside Ezekiel 20:39–44. The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of…” at Ezekiel 20:42 as part of “Purified Worship and Name-Sake Restoration Close the Review.” The complete unit establishes: After ironic dismissal to idols, the oracle promises a holy mountain, accepted offerings, gathering, self-recognition, and action for God's name rather than Israel's corrupt ways.
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of…” at Ezekiel 20:42 as part of “Purified Worship and Name-Sake Restoration Close the Review.” Its force depends on the complete movement and outcome of Ezekiel 20:39–44; the isolated line is connective rather than a complete teaching claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Ezekiel 20:39–44 — Purified Worship and Name-Sake Restoration Close the ReviewSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 20:39–44, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 20:39–44
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