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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then I was concerned for my holy name, on which my people brought shame among the nations.

Context of Ezekiel 36:21

19I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions. 20And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘These are the Lord’s people, and yet they had to leave his land.’ I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone. 22“Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. 23I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.

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 for the sake of my name, I brought them out of Egypt. I did it to keep my name from being profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and in whose sight I had revealed myself to the Israelites.
• Deuteronomy 32:26I said I would scatter them and erase their name from human memory,
• Psalms 74:18Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord, how foolish people have reviled your name.
• Isaiah 37:35“I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!”
• Isaiah 48:9For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.

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