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Ezekiel 37:28
28Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.’ ”
Ezekiel 37:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the Lord, who makes Israel holy.”
Context of Ezekiel 37:28
26I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever. 27My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.’ ”
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 37:28 word by word
וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בִּהְי֧וֹת מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י בְּתוֹכָ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- that I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- do sanctifyקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- when my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
- shall be in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of them for evermoreעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:28
- Ezekiel 36:23I 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 38:23And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’
- Ezekiel 39:7“ ‘I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the Lord am the Holy One in Israel.
- Psalms 79:10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants.
- Psalms 102:15The nations will fear the name of the Lord, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
- Psalms 126:2Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
- Romans 11:15For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
- Ezekiel 20:12Also I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.
- Exodus 31:13“Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.
- Leviticus 20:8Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.
- Leviticus 21:8Regard them as holy, because they offer up the food of your God. Consider them holy, because I the Lord am holy—I who make you holy.
- John 17:17Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
- Ephesians 5:26to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-28Verses 16-28 A prophecy of the reunion of Israel and Judah, the incorporation of Israel under one Ruler, the kingdom of Messiah upon earth and in heaven. Ezekiel 37:16 One stick - So in the marginal reference the names of the tribes had been written on rods or sticks. For Judah - To the house of David had remained faithful, not only Judah, but also Benjamin, Levi, and part of Simeon, and individual members of various tribes 2 Chronicles 11:12-16…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 This emblem was to show the people, that the Lord would unite Judah and Israel. Christ is the true David, Israel's King of old; and those whom he makes willing in the day of his power, he makes to walk in his judgments, and to keep his statutes. Events yet to come will further explain this prophecy. Nothing has more hindered the success of the gospel than divisions. Let us study to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; let us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-28The covenant of peace is the blessing that comes from obeying the covenant. This covenant would last forever. In the past, the people’s sin made them unclean. Because of this, the Lord allowed the temple to be destroyed. Now their new purity would be shown in a new sanctuary. God would live among them there forever. This final temple would show the success of God’s work to make his people holy. It would demonstrate that the Lord is the one who makes…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (Eze 36:23). sanctify Israel--set it apart as holy unto Myself and inviolable (Ex 19:5, 6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 37
- 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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