New International Version They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. New Living Translation They will never again pollute themselves with their idols and vile images and rebellion, for I will save them from their sinful apostasy. I will cleanse them. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God. English Standard Version They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. Berean Standard Bible They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. Berean Literal Bible And they will not defile themselves anymore with their idols, and with their abominations, and with all their transgressions; and I will save them from all their apostasies in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them; and they will be unto Me as a people, and I will be unto them as God. King James Bible 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. New King James Version They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God. New American Standard Bible They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their offenses; but I will rescue 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. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “And 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. Legacy Standard Bible They also will no longer defile themselves with their idols or with their detestable things or with any of their transgressions; but I will save them from all their places of habitation in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them. And they will be My people, and I will be their God. Amplified Bible They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will save them from all their transgressions in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them. So they will be My people, and I will be their God. Berean Annotated Bible They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned [all their dwelling places where they sinned], and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God {Elohim}. Christian Standard Bible They will not defile themselves anymore with their idols, their abhorrent things, and all their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will not defile themselves anymore with their idols, their detestable things, and all their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. American Standard Version 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 dwelling-places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. Contemporary English Version They will no longer worship idols and do things that make them unacceptable to me. I will wash away their sin and make them clean, and I will protect them from everything that makes them unclean. They will be my people, and I will be their God. English Revised Version 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 dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will no longer dishonor themselves with their idols, with their detestable things, or with their rebellious acts. I will forgive them for all the times they turned away from me and sinned. I will cleanse them so that they will be my people, and I will be their God. Good News Translation They will not defile themselves with disgusting idols any more or corrupt themselves with sin. I will free them from all the ways in which they sin and betray me. I will purify them; they will be my people, and I will be their God. International Standard Version They will never again defile themselves with their idols, with other loathsome things, or with any of their sins. Instead, I will deliver them from all of the places where they have sinned, and then I'll cleanse them. They will be my people and I will be their God."'" NET Bible They will not defile themselves with their idols, their detestable things, and all their rebellious deeds. I will save them from all their unfaithfulness by which they sinned. I will purify them; they will become my people and I will become their God. New Heart English Bible 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 apostasies by which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then shall they be my people, and I will be their God. Webster's Bible Translation 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 dwelling-places, in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThey will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. World English Bible They won’t 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 dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. So they will be my people, and I will be their God. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionNor are they defiled anymore with their idols, "" And with their abominations, "" And with any of their transgressions, "" And I have saved them out of all their dwellings, "" In which they have sinned, "" And I have cleansed them, "" And they have been to Me for a people, "" And I am to them for God. Berean Literal Bible And they will not defile themselves anymore with their idols, and with their abominations, and with all their transgressions; and I will save them from all their apostasies in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them; and they will be unto Me as a people, and I will be unto them as God. Young's Literal Translation Nor are they defiled any more with their idols, And with their abominations, And with any of their transgressions, And I have saved them out of all their dwellings, In which they have sinned, And I have cleansed them, And they have been to Me for a people, And I -- I am to them for God. Smith's Literal Translation And they shall no more be defiled with their blocks and with their abominable things, and in all their transgressions: and I saved them from all their dwellings where they sinned in them, and I cleansed them: and they were to me for a people, and I will be to them for God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNor shall they be defiled any more with their idols, nor with their abominations, nor with all their iniquities: and I will save them out of all the places in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will no longer be defiled by their idols, and by their abominations, and by all their iniquities. And I will save them, out of all the settlements in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them. And they will be my people, and I will be their God. New American Bible No longer shall they defile themselves with their idols, their abominations, and all their transgressions. I will deliver them from all their apostasy through which they sinned. I will cleanse them so that they will be my people, and I will be their God. New Revised Standard Version They shall never again defile themselves with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all the apostasies into which they have fallen, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNor shall they defile themselves any more with their idols nor with their abominations nor with all their iniquity; but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them; so they shall be my people, and I will be their God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall be defiled no more with their idols and with their abominations and with all their evil, and I shall deliver them from every house of their dwelling in which they had sinned, and I shall cleanse them, and they shall be to me a people, and I shall be God to them OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917neither 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 dwelling-places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them; so shall they be My people, and I will be their God. Brenton Septuagint Translation that they may no more defile themselves with their idols; and I will deliver them from all their transgressions whereby they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be to me a people, and I the Lord will be to them a God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context One Nation with One King…22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms. 23They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. 24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.… Cross References They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, Ezekiel 14:6 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your abominations. Hosea 14:8 O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me. Zechariah 13:2 And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. or with any of their transgressions. Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. Psalm 32:1-2 Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit. Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, Hosea 14:4 I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them. Jeremiah 3:22 “Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God. Jeremiah 3:14 “Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion. and I will cleanse them. Ezekiel 36:25-27 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. Leviticus 26:12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” / “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” / And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” Jeremiah 32:38-40 They will be My people, and I will be their God. / I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. / I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me. Treasury of Scripture 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 dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. shall they defile Ezekiel 20:43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. Ezekiel 36:25,29,31 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you… Ezekiel 43:7,8 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places… but Ezekiel 36:24,29 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land… Leviticus 20:7,8 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God… Micah 7:14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. will cleanse Ephesians 5:26,27 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, … Hebrews 9:13,14 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: … 1 John 1:7,9 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin… they be Ezekiel 37:27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Ezekiel 36:28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. Ezekiel 39:22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. Jump to Previous Backslidings Cleanse Defile Deliver Detestable Dwelling Dwellingplaces Dwelling-Places Hated Idols Images Offenses Places Save Sinned Sins Themselves Transgressions Unclean Vile WhereinJump to Next Backslidings Cleanse Defile Deliver Detestable Dwelling Dwellingplaces Dwelling-Places Hated Idols Images Offenses Places Save Sinned Sins Themselves Transgressions Unclean Vile WhereinEzekiel 37 1. By the resurrection of dry bones11. the dead hope of Israel is revived 15. By the uniting of two sticks 18. is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah 21. The promises of Christ's kingdom They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, Israel’s history was repeatedly marked by idolatry, from the golden calf to the worship practices that contributed to the kingdom’s judgment and exile. Under the future restoration promised here, the people will abandon the false gods and corrupt practices that had made them unfaithful to the Lord. Ezk 14:6 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what… or with any of their transgressions. Their cleansing will extend beyond idolatry to every violation of God’s covenant, including the injustice, rebellion, and disregard for His commands that characterized much of their national history. Isa 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions… I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, The Lord Himself will rescue His people from the unfaithfulness that had led them away from Him. Their restoration will not rest on human resolve alone but on God’s power to bring them back from rebellion and establish them in lasting faithfulness. Hos 14:4 I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them… and I will cleanse them. God will remove the guilt and corruption of their sin, making them fit to live in His presence. The promised cleansing points to the complete forgiveness and renewal provided through the work of Christ. Ezk 36:25-27 I will also sprinkle clean water on you,… Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. The covenant relationship broken by Israel’s rebellion will be fully restored. God will dwell among a purified people who belong to Him, fulfilling His longstanding promise to be their God. Lev 26:12 I will walk among you and be your God,… Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the mouthpiece of God, delivering messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, who are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. This passage speaks to their future restoration and purification. 3. Idols and Detestable Images Represent the false gods and practices that led the Israelites away from God, causing their spiritual and physical downfall. 4. Apostasies Refers to the acts of abandoning the faith and covenant with God, which the Israelites committed through idolatry and other sins. 5. Restoration The event of God bringing His people back to a state of purity and covenant relationship, promising to be their God once again. Teaching Points The Danger of IdolatryIdolatry leads to spiritual defilement and separation from God. Believers must guard against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or self-worship. God's Promise of Cleansing God promises to cleanse His people from their sins. This is a reminder of the grace available through Jesus Christ, who purifies us from all unrighteousness. Restoration to Relationship God's ultimate goal is to restore His people to a right relationship with Him. This involves turning away from sin and embracing His lordship. Covenant Faithfulness As God commits to being our God, we are called to be His faithful people, living in obedience and devotion to Him. Hope in God's Redemption Even in times of spiritual exile or distance from God, there is hope in His promise to redeem and restore us. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 37:23?2. How can we avoid "defiling themselves with idols" in our modern context? 3. What steps can we take to "follow My statutes" as mentioned in Ezekiel 37:23? 4. How does Ezekiel 37:23 connect with the promise of a new heart in Ezekiel 36:26? 5. In what ways can we ensure God is our "God" in daily life? 6. How does Ezekiel 37:23 encourage us to pursue holiness and purity today? 7. How does Ezekiel 37:23 address the concept of idolatry in modern society? 8. What does Ezekiel 37:23 imply about the nature of sin and repentance? 9. How does Ezekiel 37:23 relate to the idea of spiritual renewal? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 37? (23) Out of all their dwellingplaces.--This expression can hardly refer to their places of exile and temporary sojourn among the heathen, since these were not especially the places where they had sinned. Their sins were rather committed in their own land; the "lands of their captivity" were the places where those sins were punished. "Their dwelling places" is then to be understood of their own land of Canaan, where they had been led into idolatry and all abominations by the heathen dwelling among them; and the promise is that this land shall be purged, that all evil shall be cast out from it, and the people delivered from the temptations by which they had hitherto been overcome.Verse 23. - The dwelling-places wherein they have sinned, from which Jehovah premises to save them, are in accordance with the views expressed above, not, as Hengstenberg and Hitzig conjecture, the dwelling-places of the exile in which the people then were, but the dwelling-places in Canaan in which they had formerly transgressed, but would in future be preserved from transgressing. The idea is, as Schroder suggests, the localization of transgression which is viewed as proceeding from the dwelling-places in which it is committed; or, according to Plumptre, the conception is that, as their habitations had formerly been contaminated by their detestable things, "the worship of teraphim and such like, if not worse," so Jehovah would save them from that contamination. The proposal to alter the text by the transposition of a letter, converting moshbhothehem, "dwelling-places," into meshubhothehem," defections," as in Jeremiah 3:22 (comp. Ezekiel 36:29), though adopted by some ancient versions and favored by Ewald and Smend, is not necessary. Ezekiel 37:23 unfolds a sweeping promise: God will uproot every idol, rescue His people from their deepest rebellions, wash them completely clean, and bind them to Himself in an unbreakable covenant. The passage moves from cleansing of sin to the crowning joy of intimate fellowship with the Lord—He claims them as His own, and they delight in Him as their God, forever. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They will noוְלֹ֧א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no longer ע֗וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more defile themselves יִֽטַמְּא֣וּ (yi·ṭam·mə·’ū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean with their idols בְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙ (bə·ḡil·lū·lê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1544: A log, an idol or detestable images, וּבְשִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔ם (ū·ḇə·šiq·qū·ṣê·hem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8251: Disgusting, filthy, idolatrous, an idol or with any וּבְכֹ֖ל (ū·ḇə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of their transgressions. פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑ם (piš·‘ê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6588: Transgression I will deliver וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣י (wə·hō·wō·ša‘·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor them אֹתָ֗ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from all מִכֹּ֤ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their apostasies מוֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (mō·wō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4186: A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers by which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they sinned, חָטְא֣וּ (ḥā·ṭə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn and I will cleanse them. וְטִהַרְתִּ֤י (wə·ṭi·har·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure Then they will be וְהָיוּ־ (wə·hā·yū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be My people, לְעָ֔ם (lə·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and I וַאֲנִ֕י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will be אֶהְיֶ֥ה (’eh·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be their God. לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Additonal Resources Ezekiel 37:23 Blue Letter BibleEzekiel 37:23 Bible Gateway Ezekiel 37:23 Bible.com Ezekiel 37:23 NIV |
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