Ezekiel 20:6 — on that day I swore to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land… — AMP | maBible
Read Ezekiel 20:6 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Ezekiel 20.6, Ezekiel 20v6, Ez. 20:6. on that day I swore to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, [plentiful and] flowing with milk and honey, [a land] which i…
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6 on that day I swore to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, [plentiful and] flowing with milk and honey, [a land] which is an ornament and a glory to all lands.
Notes and references
This phrase referred to the abundant fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk (typically that of goats and sheep) was associated with abundance; “honey” referred mainly to syrups made from dates or grapes and was the epitome of sweetness. Bees’ honey was very rare and was considered the choicest of fo…