Ezekiel 36:22-23
Legacy Standard Bible
They Will Know That I Am Yahweh
22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “It is (A)not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations, to which you have come. 23 I will (B)prove the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst. Then the (C)nations will know that I am Yahweh,” declares Lord Yahweh, “when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.
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Ezekiel 36:22-23
New English Translation
22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation,[a] which you profaned among the nations where you went. 23 I will magnify[b] my great name that has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I magnify myself among you in their sight.
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- Ezekiel 36:22 sn In Ezek 20:22 God refrained from punishment for the sake of his holy name. Here God’s reputation is the basis for Israel’s restoration.
- Ezekiel 36:23 tn Or “sanctify,” Heb “make holy.”
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