Reference

Ezekiel 20:34

“And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.”

And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

As I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord God.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse uses concrete imagery, the "mighty hand," "stretched out arm," and "fury poured out" could be interpreted as metaphorical descriptions of divine power and judgment, rather than strictly literal physical actions, thus suggesting a symbolic rather than purely literal fulfillment.

Punishment Language

The verse describes a forceful gathering and bringing out, which could be interpreted as a powerful act of deliverance or rescue rather than solely a punitive action, despite the strong language used.

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Related Verses

Ezekiel 20:33

“As I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:”

Ezekiel 20:23

“I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;”

Ezekiel 20:38

“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.”

Ezekiel 30:23

“And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.”

Ezekiel 29:13

“Yet thus saith the Lord God; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:”

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