Ezekiel 36:19

Ezekiel 36:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
• New International Version (NIV)I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. In accordance with their ways and their deeds I judged them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them according to their ways and their deeds.

Context of Ezekiel 36:19

17“Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by the evil way they lived. To me their conduct was as unclean as a woman’s menstrual cloth. 18They polluted the land with murder and the worship of idols, so I poured out my fury on them. I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived. 20But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought shame on my holy name. For the nations said, ‘These are the people of the Lord, but he couldn’t keep them safe in his own land!’ 21Then I was concerned for my holy name, on which my people brought shame among the nations.

Ezekiel 36:19 word by word

וָאָפִ֤יץ אֹתָם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וַיִּזָּר֖וּ בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת כְּדַרְכָּ֥ם וְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖ם שְׁפַטְתִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I scatteredפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
• them among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and they were dispersedזָרָהzârâh · to scatterH2219
• through the countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• according to their wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and according to their doingsעֲלִילָה‛ălîylâh ‛ălilâh · wantonnessH5949
• I judgedשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199

Cross-references for Ezekiel 36:19

• Ezekiel 5:12A third of your people will die in the city from disease and famine. A third of them will be slaughtered by the enemy outside the city walls. And I will scatter a third to the winds, chasing them with my sword.
• Ezekiel 22:15I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness.
• Leviticus 26:38You will die among the foreign nations and be devoured in the land of your enemies.
• Deuteronomy 28:64For the Lord will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone!
• Amos 9:9“For I will give the command and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, yet not one true kernel will be lost.
• Ezekiel 7:3No hope remains, for I will unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account for all your detestable sins.
• Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you!
• 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!”
• Ezekiel 39:24I turned my face away and punished them because of their defilement and their sins.
• Romans 2:6He will judge everyone according to what they have done.
• Revelation 20:12I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 36:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 The defilement of the people described in order to its removal. Ezekiel 36:20 They profaned my holy name - Caused it to be dishonored by the pagan who said in scorn, “This is the people of God.” The pagan, seeing the miserable state of the exiles, fancied that Yahweh was no more than a national god, powerless to protect his subjects.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. 16-38Ezekiel reminded the people of their guilt and their need for God to change their hearts. In the future, God would cleanse his people. In the Old Testament, objects and people are divided into "clean" and "unclean," "sacred" and "profane" categories (see “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note). God made Israel clean, but the Gentile nations remained unclean. Israel became unclean due to bloodshed and idolatry, which defiled the land. Because they acted…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. The reason for their removal was their sin, which God's holiness could not let pass unpunished; just as a woman's legal uncleanness was the reason for her being separated from the congregation.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 36:19

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Sin

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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