Ezekiel 38:23

New Life Version

I will show the many nations that I am great and holy. And they will know that I am the Lord."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will display my greatness and holiness, and will reveal myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’

Hebrew Names Version
I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

King James Version
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord .

English Standard Version
So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord .

New American Standard Bible
"So I will prove Myself great, show Myself holy, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the LORD."'

New Century Version
Then I will show how great I am. I will show my holiness, and I will make myself known to the many nations that watch. Then they will know that I am the Lord .'

Amplified Bible
"Thus I shall magnify Myself and demonstrate My greatness and sanctify Myself, and I will be recognized and will make Myself known in the sight of many nations; they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD."'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus will I be magnified, and sanctified, and knowen in the eyes of many nations, & they shall knowe, that I am the Lord.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I will magnify Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the LORD."'

Legacy Standard Bible
And I will magnify Myself, I will manifest Myself as holy, and I will make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am Yahweh."'

Berean Standard Bible
I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.'

Contemporary English Version
I will do these things to show the world that I, the Lord , am holy.

Complete Jewish Bible
I will show my greatness and holiness, making myself known in the sight of many nations; then they will know that I am Adonai .'

Darby Translation
And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then I will show how great I am. I will prove that I am holy. Many nations will see me do these things, and they will learn who I am. Then they will know that I am the Lord .

George Lamsa Translation
Thus will I magnify myself and sanctify myself in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Good News Translation
In this way I will show all the nations that I am great and that I am holy. They will know then that I am the Lord ."

Lexham English Bible
And so I will exalt myself, and I will show myself holy, and I will make myself known before the eyes of many nations, and they will know that I am Yahweh.'"

Literal Translation
And I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself. And I will be known in the eyes of the many nations, and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus wil I be magnified, honoured, and knowne amonge the Heithen: that they maye be sure, how yt I am ye LORDE.

American Standard Version
And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
And I will make my name great and make myself holy, and I will make myself clear to a number of nations; and they will be certain that I am the Lord.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thus will I magnify Myself, and sanctify Myself, and I will make Myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

King James Version (1611)
Thus will I magnifie my selfe, and sanctifie my selfe, and I will be knowen in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus will I be magnified, sanctified, and knowen in the eyes of many nations: and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will be magnified, and sanctified, and glorified; and I will be known in the presence of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

English Revised Version
And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

World English Bible
I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal be magnefied, and Y shal be halewid, and Y shal be knowun bifore the iyen of many folkis; and thei schulen wite, that Y am the Lord.

Update Bible Version
And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

New English Translation
I will exalt and magnify myself; I will reveal myself before many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord .'

New King James Version
Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the LORD."'

New Living Translation
In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the Lord .

New Revised Standard
So I will display my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So will I Magnify myself and Hallow myself, and Make myself known. Before the eye of many nations, - And they shall know that I, am Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will be magnified, and I will be sanctified: and I will be known in the eyes of many nations and they shall know that I am the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have magnified Myself, and sanctified Myself, And I have been known before the eyes of many nations, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah!

THE MESSAGE
"‘I'll show you how great I am, how holy I am. I'll make myself known all over the world. Then you'll realize that I am God .'"

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ "So, son of man, speak in My name and tell Gog, ‘The Lord God says, "On that day when My people Israel are living in peace and without fear, will you not know it? ¹⁵ You will come from your place in the far north, and many nations will be with you. All of them will be riding on horses, a large and powerful army. ¹⁶ You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. In the last days, O Gog, I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy through you in front of their eyes." ¹⁷ ‘The Lord God says, "Are you the one I spoke of in the past, through My servants of Israel who spoke in My name? At that time they said for many years that I would bring you against them. ¹⁸ "On the day when Gog comes against the land of Israel, I will become very angry," says the Lord God. ¹⁹ "In My jealousy and in My burning anger I have said that on that day the earth will shake in the land of Israel. ²⁰ The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the wild animals of the field, all the animals that move upon the earth, and all the men on the earth will shake before Me. Mountains will be thrown down, the mountain sides will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground. ²¹ I will call for a sword against Gog on all My mountains," says the Lord God. "His men will turn their swords against one another. ²² I will punish him with disease and with blood. I will send down a hard rain, hailstones, fire and sulphur upon him and his army and the many nations with him. ²³ I will show the many nations that I am great and holy. And they will know that I am the Lord."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

magnify: Ezekiel 36:23

and I: Ezekiel 38:16, Ezekiel 37:28, Ezekiel 39:7, Ezekiel 39:13, Ezekiel 39:27, Psalms 9:16, Revelation 15:3, Revelation 15:4, Revelation 19:1-6

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:17 - thou shalt Psalms 46:10 - I will be Psalms 59:13 - and let Psalms 83:18 - That men Isaiah 5:16 - the Lord Isaiah 25:3 - General Isaiah 45:6 - General Isaiah 64:2 - to make Ezekiel 6:7 - and ye Ezekiel 20:41 - and I will Ezekiel 20:42 - ye shall Ezekiel 25:5 - and ye Ezekiel 28:22 - shall be Ezekiel 28:25 - be sanctified Ezekiel 30:25 - they shall know Ezekiel 37:6 - ye shall Ezekiel 39:21 - I will set Daniel 11:45 - he shall come Hosea 2:20 - and Hosea 9:7 - Israel Micah 7:16 - nations Malachi 1:5 - The Lord Malachi 2:4 - ye Matthew 6:9 - Hallowed

Cross-References

2 Samuel 12:9
Why have you hated the Word of the Lord by doing what is bad in His eyes? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword. You have taken his wife to be your wife. You have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.

Proverbs 6:33
He will be hurt and ashamed, and his shame will not be taken away.

Romans 6:21
What good did you get from the things you are ashamed of now? Those things bring death.

2 Corinthians 4:2
We have put away all things that are done in secret and in shame. We do not play with the Word of God or use it in a false way. Because we are telling the truth, we want men's hearts to listen to us. God knows our desires.

Ephesians 5:12
It is a shame even to talk about these things done in secret.

Revelation 16:15
(See! I will come like a robber. The man is happy who stays awake and keeps his clothes ready. He will not be walking around without clothes and be ashamed.)

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus will l magnify myself, and sanctify myself,.... Show the greatness of his power, and the strictness of his justice and holiness, and glorify these, and all other of his perfections, in the destruction of the enemies of his people:

and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord; Heathen nations shall now come to the knowledge of the true God, and his Son Jesus Christ, and of the Christian religion, and shall embrace and profess it; :-, the kingdoms of the world will now become the Lord's, Revelation 11:15.