Ezekiel 39:21

Ezekiel 39:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
• New International Version (NIV)“I will display my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the punishment I inflict and the hand I lay on them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid on them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will set My glory among the nations; all the nations shall see My judgment which I have executed, and My hand which I have laid on them.

Context of Ezekiel 39:21

19You can eat the best meat until you are full and drink blood until you are drunk at the sacrifice that I am preparing for you. 20At my table you will be filled with horses and riders, warriors, and soldiers of every kind, declares the Almighty Lord.’ “I will show my greatness among the nations. All the nations will see how I will turn my power against them to punish them. 22From that day on, the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God. 23Then the nations will know that the people of Israel went into captivity because they did wrong and rebelled against me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies. They were killed in battle.

Ezekiel 39:21 word by word

וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶת־כְּבוֹדִ֖י בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם וְרָא֣וּ כָל־הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי וְאֶת־יָדִ֖י אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֥מְתִּי בָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• my gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• that I have executedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and my handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• that I have laidשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760

Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:21

• Ezekiel 36:23I 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 38:16You will attack my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In the days to come, I will let you attack my land so that nations will know me. I will use you for my holy purpose as they watch.
• Exodus 9:16But I have spared you for this reason. I want to show you my power and make my name famous throughout the earth.
• Exodus 14:4I will make Pharaoh so stubborn that he will pursue them. Then, because of what I do to Pharaoh and his entire army, I will receive honor, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” So that is what the Israelites did.
• Isaiah 26:11O Lord, your power is visible, but they do not see it. They will see how devoted your people are, and they will be put to shame. Your burning anger will destroy your enemies.
• Isaiah 37:20Now, Lord our God, rescue us from Assyria’s control so that all the kingdoms on earth will know that you alone are the Lord.”
• Malachi 1:11“From the nations where the sun rises to the nations where the sun sets, my name will be great. Incense and pure offerings will be offered everywhere in my name, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.
• Exodus 7:4Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will use my power to punish Egypt severely, and I will bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt in organized family groups.
• Exodus 8:19So the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the hand of God!” Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the Lord had predicted.
• 1 Samuel 5:7When the people of Ashdod realized what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay with us, because their God is dealing harshly with us and our god Dagon.”
• 1 Samuel 6:9but then watch where it goes. If it goes up the road to its own country toward Beth Shemesh, then this disaster is the Lord’s doing. But if not, we’ll know it wasn’t his hand that struck us, but what happened to us was an accident.”
• Psalms 32:4Day and night your hand laid heavily on me. My strength shriveled in the summer heat. Selah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-29Verses 17-29 The purposes of the past dispensation shall be made clear to God‘s people themselves and to the pagan. His judgments were the consequence of their sins; and these sins once abandoned, the favor of their God will return in yet more abundance. Ezekiel 39:29 Compare Acts 2:17. Peter distinctly appropriates these prophecies (marginal references) to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, and the inauguration of the Church of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-22Verses 11-22 How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-24The Lord will show his glory throughout history. He showed his glory when he punished Israel during the exile. This punishment came because of their sin and their uncleanness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-291. Repeated from Eze 38:3, to impress the prophecy more on the mind.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Ezekiel
• Glory

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39

• 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