God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 11:20
20Then they will live by my laws and obey my rules. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Ezekiel 11:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
Context of Ezekiel 11:20
18They will come and remove all the disgusting and detestable things that are there. 19I will give them a single purpose and put a new spirit in them. I will remove their stubborn hearts and give them obedient hearts. Then they will live by my laws and obey my rules. They will be my people, and I will be their God. 21But as for those whose minds are set on following detestable and disgusting idols, I will pay them back for what they have done, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ” 22Then the angels raised their wings, with the wheels beside them. The glory of the God of Israel was above them.
Read all of Ezekiel 11Ezekiel 11:20 word by word
לְמַ֙עַן֙ בְּחֻקֹּתַ֣י יֵלֵ֔כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י יִשְׁמְר֖וּ וְעָשׂ֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם וְהָיוּ־לִ֣י לְעָ֔ם וַאֲנִ֕י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- That they may walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- in my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
- and keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
- mine ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- them: and they shall be my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and I will be their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Ezekiel 11:20
- Ezekiel 11:12Then you will know that I am the Lord. You haven’t lived by my laws, and you haven’t obeyed my rules. You have followed the standards set by the nations around you.”
- Psalms 105:45so that they would obey his laws and follow his teachings. Hallelujah!
- Psalms 119:4You have commanded that your guiding principles be carefully followed.
- Luke 1:6Zechariah and Elizabeth had God’s approval. They followed all the Lord’s commands and regulations perfectly.
- Romans 16:26but now is publicly known. The everlasting God ordered that what the prophets wrote must be shown to the people of every nation to bring them to the obedience that is associated with faith.
- 1 Corinthians 11:2I praise you for always thinking about me and for carefully following the traditions that I handed down to you.
- Ezekiel 14:11Then the people of Israel will no longer wander away from me. They will no longer dishonor me with all their sins. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”
- Ezekiel 36:28Then you will live in the land that I gave your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
- Ezekiel 37:27My dwelling place will be with them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- Jeremiah 11:4I made this promise to your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, which was an iron smelter. I said, “Obey me, and do everything that I have told you to do. Then you will be my people, and I will be your God.
- Jeremiah 24:7I will give them the desire to know that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will wholeheartedly come back to me.
- Jeremiah 30:22You will be my people, and I will be your God.
- Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the promise that I will make to Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “I will put my teachings inside them, and I will write those teachings on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- Jeremiah 32:38They will be my people, and I will be their God.
- Hosea 2:23I will plant my people in the land. Those who are not loved I will call my loved ones. Those who are not my people I will call my people. Then they will say, ‘You are our God!’ ”
- Zechariah 13:9I will bring this third ⌞of the people⌟ through the fire. I will refine them as silver is refined. I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people.’ They will reply, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 11:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20That they may walk in my statutes - The holiness of their lives shall prove the work of God upon their hearts. Then it shall appear that I am their God, because I have done such things in them and for them; and their holy conduct shall show that they are my people. See on Ezekiel 36:25; (note), etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 Compare Ezekiel 11:19 One heart - So long as the Israelites were distracted by the service of many gods, such unity was impossible; but now, when they shall have taken away the “abominations” from the land, they shall be united in heart to serve the true God. Stony heart heart of flesh - The heart unnaturally hardened, and the heart reawakened to feelings proper to man.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The pious captives in Babylon were insulted by the Jews who continued in Jerusalem; but God made gracious promises to them. It is promised, that God will give them one heart; a heart firmly fixed for God, and not wavering. All who are made holy have a new spirit, a new temper and dispositions; they act from new principles, walk by new rules, and aim at new ends. A new name, or a new face, will not serve without a new spirit. If any man be in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Their transformed hearts and spirits would allow the Lord's people to follow his rules. This would achieve the covenant's goal: people living with God among them. The new heart and spirit promised to God's people have become real (Hebrews 8:8–13). Through the Spirit's outpouring at Pentecost, God's people have become a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. walk in my statutes--Regeneration shows itself by its fruits (Ga 5:22, 25). they ... my people, ... I ... their God--(Eze 14:11; 36:28; 37:27; Jr 24:7). In its fullest sense still future (Zec 13:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- 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
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