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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Ezekiel 11:21

19And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, 20so they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God. 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!” 22Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. 23Then the glory of the Lord went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east.

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

Cross-references for Ezekiel 11:21

• Ecclesiastes 11:9Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.
• Jeremiah 17:9“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?
• Mark 7:21For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
• Hebrews 3:12Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God.
• Hebrews 10:38And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”
• James 1:14Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.
• Jude 1:19These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.
• Ezekiel 11:18“When the people return to their homeland, they will remove every trace of their vile images and detestable idols.
• Jeremiah 1:16I will pronounce judgment on my people for all their evil— for deserting me and burning incense to other gods. Yes, they worship idols made with their own hands!
• Jeremiah 2:20“Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you and tore away the chains of your slavery, but still you said, ‘I will not serve you.’ On every hill and under every green tree, you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.
• Ezekiel 9:10So I will not spare them or have any pity on them. I will fully repay them for all they have done.”
• Ezekiel 20:31For when you offer gifts to them and give your little children to be burned as sacrifices, you continue to pollute yourselves with idols to this day. Should I allow you to ask for a message from me, O people of Israel? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will tell you nothing.
• Ezekiel 22:31So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them with the fire of my anger. I will heap on their heads the full penalty for all their sins. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
• Jeremiah 29:16But this is what the Lord says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all those still living here in Jerusalem—your relatives who were not exiled to Babylon.

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

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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