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Ezekiel 14:11
11Then 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.’ ”
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.
- 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.’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)In this way, the people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!’”
Context of Ezekiel 14:11
9“ ‘And if the prophet is enticed to utter a prophecy, I the Lord have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel. 10They will bear their guilt—the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him. 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.’ ” 12The word of the Lord came to me: 13“Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals,
Read all of Ezekiel 14Ezekiel 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- That the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- may go no more astrayתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
- from meאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- neither be pollutedטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
- any more with all their transgressionsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
- but that they may be my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and I may be their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
Cross-references for Ezekiel 14:11
- Ezekiel 34:10This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.
- Ezekiel 44:10“ ‘The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.
- Ezekiel 48:11This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites, who were faithful in serving me and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
- Deuteronomy 13:11Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.
- Deuteronomy 19:20The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and never again will such an evil thing be done among you.
- Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
- Isaiah 9:16Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.
- Jeremiah 23:15Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets: “I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
- Jeremiah 50:6“My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place.
- 2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- Ezekiel 11:18“They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols.
- Ezekiel 36:25I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
- Ezekiel 37:23They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. 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 Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.
- Ezekiel 36:28Then you will live in the land 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.
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
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