Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Verse 22. I withdrew mine hand] I had just lifted it up to crush them as in a moment; for they also were idolatrous, and walked in the steps of their fathers.

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless, Heb. And. God seems to take to himself the posture of one that was just going to smite, yet draws back that he might spare, and act like his own infinite goodness, not suitable to the sin of this generation.

Wrought: this is explained Eze 20:9.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand,…. When it was stretched out against them, as in the above instance, and did not utterly consume them. The Targum is,

“and I turned away the stroke of my might:”

and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

[See comments on Eze 20:9] and

[See comments on Eze 20:14].

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

22. I withdrew mine hand The hand which had been outstretched to execute judgment (Eze 20:12) was drawn back because of the misunderstanding which the heathen would have of such an action. They would see in it not a proof of God’s holiness, but of his powerlessness to protect his people.

Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

“Nevertheless I withdrew my hand and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations in whose sight I brought them forth.”

Yet again Yahweh withheld His judgment for the sake of His reputation and His name (compare Num 16:21-22; Num 25:1-9). He continued to preserve them and to protect them from their enemies, so that the watching world might see that as the great Deliverer from Egypt He was able to keep and deliver them. The picture was one of man’s total undeserving.

Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett

Eze 20:22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

Ver. 22. See on Eze 20:14 .

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

withdrew, &c. Idiom for a relaxing of anger or refraining from punishment.

Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics

I withdrew: Eze 20:17, Job 13:21, Psa 78:38, Lam 2:8

wrought: Eze 20:9, Eze 20:14, Eze 20:22, Psa 25:11, Psa 79:9, Psa 79:10, Psa 115:1, Isa 48:9-11, Jer 14:7, Jer 14:21, Dan 9:17, Dan 9:19

Reciprocal: Exo 32:12 – should Lev 26:45 – in the sight 1Ki 20:13 – Hast thou Neh 9:19 – in thy Psa 106:8 – he saved Isa 26:12 – in us Isa 43:25 – for mine Lam 3:22 – of Eze 20:44 – when I Eze 36:21 – General Joh 17:11 – thine

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Eze 20:22. Withdrew mine hand means God refrained his hand from punishing his people as they deserved. This was done for the sake of His own name that it might not be polluted in the midst of the heathen.

Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary

Again the Lord withheld punishment for the sake of His reputation (cf. Num 16:21-22; Num 25:1-9), but He swore to them that He would scatter them among the other nations and disperse them in other lands because of their covenant unfaithfulness (Lev 26:33; Deu 28:64; Psa 106:26-27).

Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)