Ezekiel 37:28

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 King James Version (NKJV)The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”

Context of Ezekiel 37:28

26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. 27My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And the heathen shall know that I Yhwh do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Ezekiel 37:28 word by word

וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בִּהְי֧וֹת מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י בְּתוֹכָ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• And the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that I Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am Yhwh, saith the Lord Yhwh, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
• Ezekiel 38:23Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am Yhwh.
• Ezekiel 39:7So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am Yhwh, the Holy One in Israel.
• Psalms 79:10Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
• Psalms 102:15So the heathen shall fear the name of Yhwh, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
• Psalms 126:2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, Yhwh hath done great things for them.
• Romans 11:15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
• Ezekiel 20:12Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Yhwh that sanctify them.
• Exodus 31:13Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Yhwh that doth sanctify you.
• Leviticus 20:8And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am Yhwh which sanctify you.
• Leviticus 21:8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I Yhwh, which sanctify you, am holy.
• John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• Ephesians 5:26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto 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