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 forced them into other nations, and they became scattered among the nations. I judged them based on the way that they lived and based on everything that they had done. 20But wherever they went among the nations, they dishonored my holy name. People said about them, ‘These are the Lord’s people, yet they had to leave his land.’ I became concerned about my holy name because my people dishonored it among the nations wherever they went. 22“So tell the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am about to do something, people of Israel. I will not do this for your sake but for the sake of my holy name, which you have dishonored among the nations wherever you have gone. 23I will reveal the holiness of my great name, which has been dishonored by the nations, ⌞the name⌟ that you have dishonored among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, because I will reveal my holiness among you as they watch, declares the Almighty Lord.

Ezekiel 36:21 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But I had pityחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
• for mine holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• which the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• had profanedחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• whither they wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Ezekiel 36:21

• Ezekiel 20:9But I acted so that my name would not be dishonored among the nations where they were living. While other nations were watching, I made myself known to them by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 32:26I said that I would cut them in pieces and erase everyone’s memory of them.
• Psalms 74:18Remember how the enemy insulted you, O Lord. Remember how an entire nation of godless fools despised your name.
• Isaiah 37:35“I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”
• Isaiah 48:9For my name’s sake I’ll be patient. For my glory’s sake I’ll hold my anger back from you, rather than destroy you.

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