Ezekiel 14:11

Ezekiel 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord God.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the people of Israel will no longer stray from me, nor will they defile themselves anymore with all their sins. They will be my people, and I will be their God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, nor defile themselves anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be my people and I may be their God, declares the Lord God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me, nor be profaned anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be My people and I may be their God,“ says the Lord God.’ ”

Context of Ezekiel 14:11

9“But if the prophet is persuaded so that he speaks a word, it is I, the Lord, who have persuaded that prophet; and I will stretch out My hand against him and eliminate him from among My people Israel. 10And they will bear the punishment for their wrongdoing; as the wrongdoing of the inquirer is, so the wrongdoing of the prophet will be, in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their offenses. So they will be My people, and I shall be their God,”’ declares the Lord God.” 12Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 13“Son of man, if a country sins against Me by being unfaithful, and I stretch out My hand against it, destroy its supply of bread, send famine against it, and eliminate from it both human and animal life,

Ezekiel 14:11 word by word

לְ֠מַעַן לֹֽא־יִתְע֨וּ ע֤וֹד בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַֽחֲרַ֔י וְלֹֽא־יִטַּמְּא֥וּ ע֖וֹד בְּכָל־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֣י לְעָ֗ם וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• inמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• may noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• longerעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• strayתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
• defileטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• themselves with allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their offensesפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and I shall be their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 14:11

• Ezekiel 34:10‘This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My sheep from them and make them stop tending sheep. So the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore, but I will save My sheep from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them.”’”
• Ezekiel 44:10But the Levites who went far from Me when Israel went astray, who went astray from Me following their idols, shall suffer the punishment for their wrongdoing.
• Ezekiel 48:11It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have taken the responsibility I gave them, who did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray as the Levites went astray.
• Deuteronomy 13:11Then all Israel will hear about it and be afraid, and will not do such a wicked thing among you again.
• Deuteronomy 19:20And the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you.
• Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
• Isaiah 9:16For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are confused.
• Jeremiah 23:15Therefore this is what the Lord of armies says concerning the prophets: ‘Behold, I am going to feed them wormwood And make them drink poisonous water, For from the prophets of Jerusalem Ungodliness has spread into all the land.’”
• Jeremiah 50:6“My people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill, They have forgotten their resting place.
• 2 Peter 2:15abandoning the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;
• Ezekiel 11:18When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it.
• Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
• Ezekiel 37:23They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their offenses; but I will rescue them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And they will be My people, and I will be their God.
• Ezekiel 34:30Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,” declares the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 36:28And you will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God.
• Ezekiel 37:27My dwelling place also will be among them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 14:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11“God,” it has been said, “punishes sins by means of sins,” but the end is the re-establishment of righteousness.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The goal of God’s judgment was not the total destruction of the exiles but their salvation, so that the people of Israel would learn not to remain faithful to the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Love was the spring of God's very judgments on His people, who were incurable by any other process (Eze 11:20; 37:27).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 14

• 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