New King James Version
Ezekiel 37:28
28The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”
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.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.’ ”
- 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 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
26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people. The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”
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 36:23And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I am hallowed in you before their eyes.
- Ezekiel 38:23Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’
- Ezekiel 39:7So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.
- Psalms 79:10Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.
- Psalms 102:15So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
- Psalms 126:2Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
- Romans 11:15For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
- Ezekiel 20:12Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
- Exodus 31:13“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
- Leviticus 20:8And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
- Leviticus 21:8Therefore you shall consecrate him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy.
- John 17:17Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
- Ephesians 5:26that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved 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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