Ezekiel 36:22

20 And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’

21 But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone.

Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went.

23 I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.

24 For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went.
KJV
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
WEB
“Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘The Lord GOD says: “I don’t do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.
ASV
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I do not [this] for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, whither ye went.
DARBY
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations whither ye went.
BLB
Therefore say to the house of Israel, thus says the Lord YHWH: [It is] not for your⁺ sake [that] I am doing [this], O house of Israel, for but the name of My holiness, which you⁺ have profaned among the nations to which you⁺ have gone in there.
ÅB
Derfor skal du si til Israels hus: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Ikke for deres skyld, Israels hus, gjør jeg det, men for mitt hellige navns skyld, som dere har vanhelliget blant de folk som dere er kommet til.
OTB
Derfor, si til Israels hus: ‘Så sier Herren Gud: Det er ikke for deres skyld, Israels hus, at jeg er i ferd med å handle, men for mitt hellige navn, som dere har vanhelliget blant nasjonene hvor dere har gått.
B1930
Derfor skal du si til Israels hus: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Ikke for eders skyld, Israels hus, gjør jeg det, men for mitt hellige navns skyld, som I har vanhelliget blandt de folk som I er kommet til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 106:8

    Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.

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  • Ezekiel 36:32

    It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you. Be ashamed and disgraced for your ways, O house of Israel!

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  • Psalms 115:1–2

    Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:7–8

    The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:5–7

    It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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