Ezekiel 11:21

Ezekiel 11:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God.
• New International Version (NIV)But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God."
• New Living Translation (NLT)But as for those who long for vile images and detestable idols, I will repay them fully for their sins. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

Context of Ezekiel 11:21

19Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God. 22So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them. 23And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.

Ezekiel 11:21 word by word

וְאֶל־לֵ֧ב שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֛ם וְתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם לִבָּ֣ם הֹלֵ֑ךְ דַּרְכָּם֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֣ם נָתַ֔תִּי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• whose heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• walkethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• of their detestable thingsשִׁקּוּץshiqqûts shiqqûts · abominationH8251
• and their abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• I will recompenseנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• their wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• upon their own headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069

People and places in Ezekiel 11:21

• LORD

Cross-references for Ezekiel 11:21

• Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment.
• Jeremiah 17:9“The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
• Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
• Hebrews 3:12Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;
• Hebrews 10:38Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”
• James 1:14But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
• Jude 1:19These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.
• Ezekiel 11:18And they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there.
• Jeremiah 1:16I will utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness, Because they have forsaken Me, Burned incense to other gods, And worshiped the works of their own hands.
• Jeremiah 2:20“For of old I have broken your yoke and burst your bonds; And you said, ‘I will not transgress,’ When on every high hill and under every green tree You lay down, playing the harlot.
• Ezekiel 9:10And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their own head.”
• Ezekiel 20:31For when you offer your gifts and make your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,” says the Lord God, “I will not be inquired of by you.
• Ezekiel 22:31Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God.
• Jeremiah 29:16therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, concerning all the people who dwell in this city, and concerning your brethren who have not gone out with you into captivity—

Commentaries on Ezekiel 11:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21But as for them whose heart walketh - Them whose affections are attached to idolatry, they shall have such reward as their idols can give them, and such a recompense as Divine justice shall award them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 Compare Ezekiel 11:19 One heart - So long as the Israelites were distracted by the service of many gods, such unity was impossible; but now, when they shall have taken away the “abominations” from the land, they shall be united in heart to serve the true God. Stony heart … heart of flesh - The heart unnaturally hardened, and the heart reawakened to feelings proper to man.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The pious captives in Babylon were insulted by the Jews who continued in Jerusalem; but God made gracious promises to them. It is promised, that God will give them one heart; a heart firmly fixed for God, and not wavering. All who are made holy have a new spirit, a new temper and dispositions; they act from new principles, walk by new rules, and aim at new ends. A new name, or a new face, will not serve without a new spirit. If any man be in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Those who stayed in the land would face the consequences of their actions. God would fully repay them for their sins, especially those involving offensive images and idols.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. whose heart ... after ... heart of ... detestable things--The repetition of "heart" is emphatic, signifying that the heart of those who so obstinately clung to idols, impelled itself to fresh superstitions in one continuous tenor [Calvin]. Perhaps it is implied that they and their idols are much alike in character (Psa 115:8). The heart walks astray first, the feet follow. recompense ... way upon ... heads--They have abandoned Me, so will I abandon…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 11:21

• Backsliders
• Heart
• Sin
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In the dictionaries

• God
• Detestable, Things
• Look
• Abomination
• Head
• Regeneration
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 11

• 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