Ezekiel 20:17

Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Ezekiel 20:17

BSB
Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.
AKJV
Nevertheless my eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
CPDV
Yet my eye was lenient concerning them, so that I did not utterly destroy them, nor did I consume them in the desert.
ERV
Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
NHEB
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn't destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
SMT
And mine eye will spare for them from destroying them, and I made not a completion with them in the desert.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Ezekiel 20:17

NeverthelessmineeyeH5869NounsparedH2347VerbthemfromdestroyingH7843VerbthemneitherdidImakeH6213VerbanendH3617Noun FeminineoftheminthewildernessH4057Noun Masculine

Commentary for Ezekiel 20:17

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Ezekiel 20:17
Summary
God showed mercy despite deserving annihilation
Place
Wilderness
Event
God spares people from destruction
Estimated Time Period
c. 1250 BC
Category
Promise