Ezekiel 37:28

King James Version

And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel.’”

Hebrew Names Version
The nations shall know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Yisra'el, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them forevermore.

English Standard Version
Then the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore."

New American Standard Bible
"And the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever."'"

New Century Version
When my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord , make Israel holy.'"

Amplified Bible
"Then the nations will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD who sets apart and sanctifies Israel [for holy use], when My sanctuary is in their midst forever."'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus the heathen shall knowe, that I the Lord do sanctifie Israel, when my Sanctuarie shall be among them for euermore.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever."'"

Legacy Standard Bible
And the nations will know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever."'"

Berean Standard Bible
Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.'"

Contemporary English Version
Every nation on earth will know that my temple is in Israel and that I have chosen the Israelites to be my people.

Complete Jewish Bible
The nations will know that I am Adonai , who sets Isra'el apart as holy, when my sanctuary is with them forever.'"

Darby Translation
And the nations shall know that I Jehovah do hallow Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.

Easy-to-Read Version
The other nations will know that I am the Lord , and they will know that I make Israel my special people by putting my holy place there among them forever.'"

George Lamsa Translation
And the Gentiles shall know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be among them for evermore.

Good News Translation
When I place my Temple there to be among them forever, then the nations will know that I, the Lord , have chosen Israel to be my own people."

Lexham English Bible
And the nations will know that I, Yahweh, am consecrating Israel when my sanctuary is in the midst of them forever."'"

Literal Translation
And when My sanctuary shall be in their midst forever, the nations shall know that I, Jehovah, sanctify Israel.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus the Heithen also shal knowe, that I the LORDE am ye holy maker of Israel: whe my Sanctuary shal be amonge them for euer more.

American Standard Version
And the nations shall know that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Bible in Basic English
And the nations will be certain that I who make Israel holy am the Lord, when my holy place is among them for ever.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the nations shall know that I am the LORD that sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.'

King James Version (1611)
And the heathen shal know that I the Lord doe sanctifie Israel, when my Sanctuarie shalbe in the middest of them for euermore.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus the heathen also shal know that I the Lorde do sanctifie Israel, when my sanctuarie shalbe among them for euermore.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the nations shall know that I am the Lord that sanctifies them, when my sanctuary is in the midst of them for ever.

English Revised Version
And the nations shall know that I am the LORD that sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

World English Bible
The nations shall know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them forevermore.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And hethene men schulen wite, that Y am the Lord, halewere of Israel, whanne myn halewyng schal be in the myddis of hem with outen ende.

Update Bible Version
And the nations shall know that I am Yahweh that sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.

New English Translation
Then, when my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord , sanctify Israel.'"

New King James Version
The nations also will know that I, the LORD, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.""'

New Living Translation
And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the Lord , who makes Israel holy."

New Life Bible
Then the nations will know that I am the Lord Who makes Israel holy, when My holy place is among them forever."'"

New Revised Standard
Then the nations shall know that I the Lord sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is among them forevermore.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall the nations know that I, Yahweh, am hallowing Israel,- When my sanctuary is in the midst of them Unto times age-abiding.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the nations shall know that I am the Lord the sanctifier of Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.

Revised Standard Version
Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is in the midst of them for evermore."

Young's Literal Translation
And known have the nations that I Jehovah am sanctifying Israel, In My sanctuary being in their midst -- to the age!'

THE MESSAGE
"‘The nations will realize that I, God , make Israel holy when my holy place of worship is established at the center of their lives forever.'"

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, ¹⁶ Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions: ¹⁷ And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. ¹⁸ And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these? ¹⁹ Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. ²⁰ And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. ²¹ And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: ²² And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all. ²³ Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. ²⁴ And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the heathen: Ezekiel 36:23, Ezekiel 36:36, Ezekiel 38:23, Ezekiel 39:7, Ezekiel 39:23, Psalms 79:10, Psalms 102:15, Psalms 126:2, Romans 11:15

sanctify: Ezekiel 20:12, Exodus 31:13, Leviticus 20:8, Leviticus 21:8, John 17:17-19, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Ephesians 5:26, 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Reciprocal: Exodus 40:18 - reared Psalms 87:3 - Glorious Isaiah 27:3 - I the Isaiah 29:22 - Jacob shall Jeremiah 29:11 - thoughts Lamentations 4:22 - he will no Ezekiel 38:14 - shalt Hosea 11:9 - the Holy One

Cross-References

Genesis 25:2
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

Genesis 37:1
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

Genesis 37:4
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

Genesis 37:5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Genesis 37:8
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

Genesis 37:9
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

Genesis 37:12
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

Genesis 37:13
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel,.... Or the Gentiles, the converted Gentiles, shall observe and take notice of the gracious dealings of God with his people the Jews; that he calls them with an holy calling; implants principles of grace and holiness in them; separates and consecrates them for his service, and enables them to walk holily, soberly, and righteously:

when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore; when his worship shall be set up among them; his Gospel shall be preached unto them, and received by them; and his ordinances administered unto them; and which shall continue till the second coming of Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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. Compare the marginal references.

Joseph ... Ephraim - Compare Psalms 78:67; Hosea 5:5 ff “Joseph” is the general name here for the ten tribes, including “Ephraim,” the chief tribe, and his companions. Omit “for” before “all.” “All the house of Israel” is here the ten tribes.

Ezekiel 37:19

In the hand of Ephraim - Because Ephraim was the ruling tribe; the words are contrasted with “in mine hand.”

Ezekiel 37:20

This sign was literally enacted in the presence of the people, not, like some signs, merely in vision (see the Ezekiel 3:1 note).

Ezekiel 37:21

The gathering together of the children of Israel was to take effect in the first place in the return from Babylon, when the distinction of Israel and Judah should cease. The full completion concerns times still future, when all Israel shall come in to acknowledge the rule of Christ.

Ezekiel 37:22

One king - The restoration of Israel to their native soil will lead the way to the coming of the promised King, the Son of David, who will gather into His kingdom the true Israel, all who shall by faith be acknowledged as the Israel of God. The reign of the One King David is the reign of Christ in His kingdom, the Church.

Ezekiel 37:25, Ezekiel 37:26

An enlargement of the promises. The kingdom is to be “forever,” the covenant “everlasting.” This looks forward to the consummation of all God’s promises 1 Corinthians 15:24, 1 Corinthians 15:28.

Ezekiel 37:27

This gives a final blessing reserved for God’s accepted servants. The tabernacle and temple were outward symbols of His presence. The re-erection of the temple by Zerubbabel was the first step to a restoration of the presence of God. The second step was the presence of Christ, first in the flesh, then in His Church, and finally the eternal presence of God and of the Lamb in the New Jerusalem Revelation 21:0.