Ezekiel 39:7

I will enable my Israeli people to know that I am holy. I will no longer allow people to damage my reputation, and people in other nations will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, am the Holy One in Israel.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

In Context

6I will cause many fires to burn in Magog and among all those who live safely in the areas along their coasts, and they will know that it is I, Yahweh, who have the power to do what I say that I will do.

8I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that it will soon be the day that those things will happen. It will be the day that I have spoken to you about.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:7Do not use my name carelessly (OR, for wrong/evil purposes), because I am Yahweh God, the one whom you should worship, and I will certainly punish those who use my name for wrong/evil purposes [LIT].

Isaiah 12:6You people of Jerusalem, shout joyfully to praise Yahweh, because he is the great Holy One whom we Israeli people worship, and he lives among us!”

Isaiah 43:14Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, is the one who rescues you; and this is what he says: “For your sake, I will send an army to attack Babylon. They will force the people of that city to flee in ships which they have been proud of.

Isaiah 60:9But they are really ships from Tarshish that are bringing your people back here. When your people come, they will bring with them all the valuable possessions that they have acquired, and they will do that to honor me, Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, because I will have greatly honored you.

Ezekiel 20:9But for the sake of my own reputation, I decided to do something in order that I would not be dishonored by the people of the nations who would see it when I brought my people out of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:39As for you Israeli people [MTY], this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: 'Go and worship your idols now [IRO], each of you. But afterwards, you will surely heed me and no longer dishonor me [MTY] by taking gifts to your idols.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 39:2-8

The Judgment of Gog and Magog. ( b. c. 585.) 1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: 3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains… Read the whole commentary →

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