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22 “Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Not for your sake [a] am I about to act, house of Israel, but[b] for my holy name,[c] which you defiled among the nations to which you went.[d] 23 And I will consecrate my great name, which was profaned among the nations and which you have profaned in the midst of them, and the nations will know that I am Yahweh!”’ a declaration of the Lord Yahweh, when I show myself holy[e] before[f] their eyes.

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  1. Ezekiel 36:22 Literally “not for the sake of/on behalf of you”
  2. Ezekiel 36:22 Literally “for it”
  3. Ezekiel 36:22 Literally “for the name of holiness my”
  4. Ezekiel 36:22 Literally “which you went there”
  5. Ezekiel 36:23 Literally “at/in showing/to show self holy my”
  6. Ezekiel 36:23 Literally “to their eyes”

The Coming Renewal of Israel

22 “Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “I’m not about to act for your sake, you house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation, which you have been defiling throughout all of the nations where you’ve gone. 23 I’m going to affirm[a] my great reputation that has been defiled among the nations (that is, that you have defiled in their midst), and those people will learn that I am the Lord,” declares the Lord God, “when I affirm my holiness in front of their very eyes.

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  1. Ezekiel 36:23 Or consecrate