Ezekiel 14:11
9 But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.
10 They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—
in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.’”
12 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
13 “Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,
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- BSB
- in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- KJV
- That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.
- WEB
- that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God,” says the Lord GOD.’”
- ASV
- that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- DARBY
- that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither make themselves any more unclean with all their transgressions; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- BLB
- so that the house of Israel they will lead astray no longer from Me, and they will not profane themselves anymore with all their transgressions. And they will be unto Me as a people, and I will be unto them God! An utterance of the Lord YHWH.’”
- ÅB
- for at Israels hus ikke mere skal forville seg bort fra meg og ikke mere gjøre seg uren med alle sine overtredelser, men være mitt folk, og jeg deres Gud, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
- OTB
- Da vil Israels hus ikke lenger vandre bort fra meg, og de vil ikke gjøre seg urene med alle sine overtredelser. De skal være mitt folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud, sier Herren Gud."
- B1930
- forat Israels hus ikke mere skal forville sig bort fra mig og ikke mere gjøre sig uren med alle sine overtredelser, men være mitt folk, og jeg deres Gud, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 37:23
They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
Read in contextEzekiel 48:11
It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
Read in contextEzekiel 44:10
Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.
Read in contextRevelation 21:7
The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
Read in contextJeremiah 11:4
which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
Read in contextJeremiah 32:38
They will be My people, and I will be their God.
Read in contextHebrews 11:16
Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Read in contextEzekiel 39:22
From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.
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