Ezekiel 37:28

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."'"

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.

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.

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.

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 to me saying, ¹⁶ "And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, 'For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions'; then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.' ¹⁷ "Then join them for yourself one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. ¹⁸ "When the sons of your people speak to you saying, 'Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?' ¹⁹ say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand."' ²⁰ "The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes. ²¹ "Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; ²² and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king for all of them; and they will no longer be two nations and no longer be divided into two kingdoms. ²³ "They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And they will be My people, and I will be their God. ²⁴ "My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe 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
She bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.

Genesis 37:1
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 37:2
These are the records of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.

Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a varicolored tunic.

Genesis 37:4
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms.

Genesis 37:5
Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

Genesis 37:8
Then his brothers said to him, "Are you actually going to reign over us? Or are you really going to rule over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

Genesis 37:9
Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, "Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

Genesis 37:12
Then his brothers went to pasture their father's flock in Shechem.

Genesis 37:13
Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers pasturing the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." And he said to him, "I will go."

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.