Ezekiel 20:14
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
Ezekiel 20:14 in other translations
| BSB | But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. |
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| WEB | But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out. |
| ASV | But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out. |
| YLT | And I do it for My name's sake, Not to pollute it before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them forth. |
| DARBY | But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. |
| BBE | And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out. |
| Webster | But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. |
What does Ezekiel 20:14 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 20:10-26
. The history of Israel in the wilderness is referred to in the new Testament as well as in the Old, for warning. God did great things for them. He gave them the law, and revived the ancient keeping of the sabbath day. Sabbaths are privileges; they are signs of our being his people. If we do the duty of the day, we shall find, to our comfort, it is the Lord that makes us holy, that is, truly happy, here; and…
Ezekiel 20:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 20:14
- Ezekiel 20:9
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 20:22
Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
- Ezekiel 36:22-23
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
- Ephesians 1:12
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
- Ephesians 1:6
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
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Context
- Ezekiel 20:13
But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
- Ezekiel 20:14
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
- Ezekiel 20:15
Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
Ezekiel 20:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Pero en atención á mi nombre hice porque no se infamase á la vista de las gentes, delante de cuyos ojos los saqué. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais j’ai agi à cause de mon nom, afin de ne pas le profaner aux yeux des nations sous les yeux desquelles je les avais fait sortir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber ich handelte um meines Namens willen, auf daß er nicht entweiht würde vor den Augen der Nationen, vor deren Augen ich sie ausgeführt hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et feci propter nomen meum, ne violaretur coram gentibus de quibus ejeci eos in conspectu earum. |