Ezekiel 28 · Verse 25

Ezekiel 28:25

Thus saith the Lord God; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
Ezekiel 28:25, King James Version

Ezekiel 28:25 in other translations

BSBThis is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
WEB“‘The Lord GOD says: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am shown as holy among them in the sight of the nations, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.
ASVThus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then shall they dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.
YLTThus said the Lord Jehovah: In My gathering the house of Israel, Out of the peoples among whom they were scattered, I have been sanctified in them, Before the eyes of the nations, And they have dwelt on their ground, That I gave to My servant, to Jacob,
DARBYThus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and shall be hallowed in them in the sight of the nations, then shall they dwell in their land which I have given to my servant Jacob.
BBEThis is what the Lord has said: When I have got together the children of Israel from the peoples among whom they are wandering, and have been made holy among them before the eyes of the nations, then they will have rest in the land which is theirs, which I gave to my servant Jacob
WebsterThus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.

What does Ezekiel 28:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 28:25-26
25-26. Fulfilled in part at the restoration from Babylon, when Judaism, so far from being merged in heathenism, made inroads by conversions on the idolatry of surrounding nations. The full accomplishment is yet future, when Israel, under Christ, shall be the center of Christendom; of which an earnest was given in the woman from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon who sought the Saviour (Mt 15:21, 24, 26-28; compare Is 11:12). dwell safely--(Jr 23:6).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 When I shall have gathered the house of Israel - In their long captivity, God had been preparing the land for them so as to make it a safe dwelling; and hence he executed judgments on all the heathen nations round about by means of the Chaldeans. Thus Tyre and Sidon were destroyed, as were the Ammonites and others who had been the inveterate enemies of the Jews. Judgment first began at his own house, then proceeded to the heathen nations; and when they were brought down, then he visited and redeemed his people. Thus God's ways are proved to be all equal; partialities and caprices belong not to him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 28:20-26

. The Zidonians were borderers upon the land of Israel, and they might have learned to glorify the Lord; but, instead of that, they seduced Israel to the worship of their idols. War and pestilence are God's messengers; but he will be glorified in the restoring his people to their former safety and prosperity. God will cure them of their sins, and ease them of their troubles. This promise will at length fully come to…

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Ezekiel 28:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַר֮'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3069
בְּקַבְּצִ֣י\׀be.ka.be.Tziwhen gather IH6908
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuthey have been scatteredH6327
בָ֔םVamamong them
וְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיve.nik.Dash.tiand I will show myself holyH6942
בָ֖םvamamong them
לְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869
הַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
וְיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ve.ya.she.Vuand they will dwellH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
אַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.Tamown land theirH127
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiI gaveH5414
לְעַבְדִּ֥יle.'av.Dito servant myH5650
לְיַעֲקֹֽב\׃le.ya.'a.Koto JacobH3290

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 28:25

  • Jeremiah 32:37

    Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

  • Ezekiel 20:41

    I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

  • Jeremiah 23:8

    But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

  • Ezekiel 37:25

    And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

  • Ezekiel 11:17

    Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

  • Psalms 106:47

    Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 11:12-13

    And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

  • Ezekiel 28:22

    And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.

  • Ezekiel 34:13

    And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

  • Leviticus 26:44-45

    And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God. But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.

  • Zephaniah 3:19-20

    Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
When.
11:17; 20:41; 34:13; 36:24; 37:21; 39:27; Le 26:44,45; De 30:3,4
Ps 106:47; Isa 11:12,13; 27:12,13; Jer 30:18; 31:8-10; 32:37
Ho 1:11; Joe 3:7; Am 9:14,15; Ob 1:17-21; Mic 7:11-14; Zep 3:19,20
be sanctified.
22; 36:23; 38:23; Isa 5:16
then shall.
36:28; 37:25; Jer 23:8; 27:11
to my.
Ge 28:13,14

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Context

  • Ezekiel 28:24

    And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 28:25

    Thus saith the Lord God; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.

  • Ezekiel 28:26

    And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God.

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Ezekiel 28:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Cuando juntaré la casa de Israel de los pueblos entre los cuales están esparcidos, entonces me santificaré en ellos á los ojos de las gentes, y habitarán en su tierra, la cual dí á mi siervo Jacob.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Quand je rassemblerai la maison d’Israël d’entre les peuples parmi lesquels ils seront dispersés, et que je serai sanctifié en eux aux yeux des nations, alors ils habiteront sur leur terre que j’ai donnée à mon serviteur Jacob:
German
Elberfelder 1871		So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Wenn ich das Haus Israel aus den Völkern sammeln werde, unter welche sie zerstreut worden sind, und ich mich an ihnen heilige vor den Augen der Nationen, dann werden sie in ihrem Lande wohnen, das ich meinem Knechte Jakob gegeben habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Quando congregavero domum Israël de populis in quibus dispersi sunt, sanctificabor in eis coram gentibus: et habitabunt in terra sua, quam dedi servo meo Jacob: