Ezekiel 36:21

Ezekiel 36:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
• New International Version (NIV)I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.

Context of Ezekiel 36:21

19I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds. 20And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’ But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone. 22Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went. 23I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.

Ezekiel 36:21 word by word

וָאֶחְמֹ֖ל עַל־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י אֲשֶׁ֤ר חִלְּל֙וּהוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃ סRead the interlinear

• But I had concernחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
• forעַל‛al · uponH5921
• My holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• had profanedחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• among the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• they had goneבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• they had goneשָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Cross-references for Ezekiel 36:21

• Ezekiel 20:9But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 32:26I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,
• Psalms 74:18Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.
• Isaiah 37:35‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
• Isaiah 48:9For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 36:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21I had pity for mine holy name - Render it: I “had” a pitiful regard to “Mine Holy Name.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-24Verses 16-24 The restoration of that people, being typical of our redemption by Christ, shows that the end aimed at in our salvation is the glory of God. The sin of a people defiles their land; renders it abominable to God, and uncomfortable to themselves. God's holy name is his great name; his holiness is his greatness, nor does any thing else make a man truly great.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-24God sent Israel into exile because he cared about his holiness. He wanted to protect the honor of his holy name, so he planned to bring them back to their land. Israel did not earn this return from exile; it showed the Lord's holiness and power to other nations. Israel could not stay outside the land God promised to Abraham and his descendants forever.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. I had pity for mine holy name--that is, I felt pity for it; God's own name, so dishonored, was the primary object of His pitying concern; then His people, secondarily, through His concern for it [Fairbairn].Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings