Ezekiel 47:14You shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I swore to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for inheritance.
The setting
Tel Aviv, Iraq. ~571 BC. Ezekiel reminds exiles that God's oath to their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, Jacob still stands despite current displacement...
The emotion here: tenderly reassuring refugees that ancient covenants transcend current circumstances
The original word
nišba'tî (נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי) — I swore, took a binding oath that cannot be broken
Why it matters
The Babylonian exile lasted exactly 70 years as prophesied, proving God keeps His timeline
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 47:14
The phrase 'one as well as another' means equal inheritance - no favoritism based on birth order or status
Common misconceptionThis sounds like individual inheritance rights, but it's actually about God's faithfulness spanning generations - children receiving what their great-grandparents were promised.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 47:14
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 47:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 47:14 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include covenant, inheritance, faithfulness. Notable phrases: I swore to give; to your fathers. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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