God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 39:29
29I will no longer hide my face from them, because I will pour out my Spirit on the nation of Israel, declares the Almighty Lord.”
Ezekiel 39:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.
- New International Version (NIV)I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,’ says the Lord God.”
Context of Ezekiel 39:29
27I will bring them back from the other nations and gather them from the countries of their enemies. Many nations will see that I am holy. 28Then my people will know that I am the Lord their God. I sent them into captivity among the nations, and I brought them back again to their land. I left none of them behind. I will no longer hide my face from them, because I will pour out my Spirit on the nation of Israel, declares the Almighty Lord.”
Read all of Ezekiel 39Ezekiel 39:29 word by word
וְלֹֽא־אַסְתִּ֥יר ע֛וֹד פָּנַ֖י מֵהֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁפַ֤כְתִּי אֶת־רוּחִי֙ עַל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Neither will I hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
- my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- any more from them: for I have poured outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
- upon the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:29
- Ezekiel 39:23Then 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 37:26I will promise them peace. This promise will last forever. I will establish them, make them increase in number, and put my holy place among them permanently.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel has been saved by the Lord forever. You will never again be ashamed or disgraced.
- Isaiah 54:8I hid my face from you for a moment in a burst of anger, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting kindness,” says the Lord your defender.
- Ezekiel 36:25I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean instead of unclean. Then I will cleanse you from all your idols.
- Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured on us from on high. Then the wilderness will be turned into a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered a forest.
- Isaiah 44:3I will pour water on thirsty ground and rain on dry land. I will pour my Spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your descendants.
- Isaiah 59:20“Then a Savior will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from rebellion,” declares the Lord.
- Joel 2:28“After this, I will pour my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.
- Zechariah 12:10“I will pour out the Spirit of blessing and mercy on David’s family and on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look at me, whom they have stabbed. Then they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they will cry bitterly for him as one cries for a firstborn son.
- Acts 2:17‘In the last days, God says, I will pour my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will speak what God has revealed. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.
- Acts 2:18In those days I will pour my Spirit on my servants, on both men and women. They will speak what God has revealed.
- 1 John 3:24Those who obey Christ’s commandments live in God, and God lives in them. We know that he lives in us because he has given us the Spirit.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 39:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29For I have poured out my Spirit - That is, I will pour out my Spirit; see the notes on Ezekiel 36:25-29; (note), where this subject is largely considered. This Spirit is to enlighten, quicken, purify, and cleanse their hearts; so that, being completely changed, they shall become God's people, and be a praise in the earth. Now, they are a proverb of reproach; then, they shall be eminently distinguished.Read the comment
- 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. 23-29Verses 23-29 When the Lord shall have mercy on the whole house of Israel, by converting them to Christianity, and when they shall have borne the shame of being cast off for their sins, then the nations shall learn to know, worship, and serve him. Then Israel also shall know the Lord, as revealed in and by Christ. Past events do not answer to these predictions. The pouring out of the Spirit is a pledge that God's favour will continue. He will hide his face…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-29God would also show his glory by bringing his people home from exile in the lands of their enemies. After he had fully carried out his judgment for their sins, he would gather them again. He would not leave even one person behind. He would pour out his Spirit on the people of Israel. His Spirit would change them so they would not repeat their former sins. He would never again turn away from them. God’s future favor toward his people was certain (compare…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. poured out my Spirit upon ... Israel--the sure forerunner of their conversion (Joe 2:28; Zec 12:10). The pouring out of His Spirit is a pledge that He will hide His face no more (2Co 1:22; Ep 1:14; Php 1:6).Read the comment
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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
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