Ezekiel 37 · Verse 28

Ezekiel 37:28

And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
Ezekiel 37:28, King James Version

Ezekiel 37:28 in other translations

BSBThen the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”
WEBThe nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is among them forever more.”’”
ASVAnd the nations shall know that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
YLTAnd known have the nations that I Jehovah am sanctifying Israel, In My sanctuary being in their midst--to the age!'
DARBYAnd the nations shall know that I Jehovah do hallow Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.
BBEAnd the nations will be certain that I who make Israel holy am the Lord, when my holy place is among them for ever.
WebsterAnd the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.

What does Ezekiel 37:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. (Eze 36:23). sanctify Israel--set it apart as holy unto Myself and inviolable (Ex 19:5, 6).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 37:15-28

This emblem was to show the people, that the Lord would unite Judah and Israel. Christ is the true David, Israel's King of old; and those whom he makes willing in the day of his power, he makes to walk in his judgments, and to keep his statutes. Events yet to come will further explain this prophecy. Nothing has more hindered the success of the gospel than divisions. Let us study to keep the unity of the Spirit in…

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Ezekiel 37:28 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.

וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
כִּ֚יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מְקַדֵּ֖שׁme.ka.Desh[am] sanctifyingH6942
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בִּהְי֧וֹתbih.Yotwhen isH1961
מִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.Shisanctuary myH4720
בְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.Khamin midst of themH8432
לְעוֹלָֽם\׃\ \סle.'o.Lamfor everH5769

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 37:28

  • John 17:17-19

    Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

  • Ezekiel 20:12

    Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.

  • Exodus 31:13

    Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:30

    But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

  • Leviticus 21:8

    Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23

    And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Ephesians 5:26

    That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

  • Ezekiel 36:23

    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.

  • Leviticus 20:8

    And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.

  • Psalms 79:10

    Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

  • Psalms 126:2

    Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

  • Ezekiel 36:36

    Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the heathen.
36:23,36; 38:23; 39:7,23; Ps 79:10; 102:15; 126:2; Ro 11:15
sanctify.
20:12; Ex 31:13; Le 20:8; 21:8; Joh 17:17-19; 1Co 1:30; Eph 5:26
1Th 5:23

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Context

  • Ezekiel 37:27

    My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • Ezekiel 37:28

    And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

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Ezekiel 37:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sabrán las gentes que yo Jehová santifico á Israel, estando mi santuario entre ellos para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les nations sauront que moi je suis l’ Éternel qui sanctifie Israël, quand mon sanctuaire sera au milieu d’eux à toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Nationen werden wissen, daß ich Jehova bin, der Israel heiligt, wenn mein Heiligtum in ihrer Mitte sein wird ewiglich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et scient gentes quia ego Dominus sanctificator Israël, cum fuerit sanctificatio mea in medio eorum in perpetuum.