Ezekiel 36:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But I had regard for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, whither they went.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֶחְמֹ֖ל עַל־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י אֲשֶׁ֤ר חִלְּל֙וּהוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃ ס

Transliteration

And-ʾeḥmōl for-šēm qodšî which ḥillәlûhû bêt Yiśrāʾēl among-the-gôyim which-bāʾû there

Grammar Details

*ʾeḥmōl*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I had pity/concern
*šēm*: masculine singular construct - name of
*qodšî*: masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my holiness
*ḥillәlûhû*: Piel perfect 3rd person common plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they profaned it
*bêt*: construct state, masculine singular - house of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*gôyim*: masculine plural - nations/gentiles
*bāʾû*: Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they came/entered

Word Meanings

*ʾeḥmōl*: I had pity/I had concern/I was concerned for
*šēm qodšî*: my holy name/the name of my holiness
*ḥillәlûhû*: they profaned it/they defiled it
*bêt Yiśrāʾēl*: house of Israel/Israelite people
*gôyim*: nations/gentiles/peoples
*bāʾû*: they came/they went/they arrived

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Referenced Verses

Isa 48:9 : 9 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Ps 74:18 : 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.
Ezek 20:9 : 9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
Ezek 20:14 : 14 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.
Ezek 20:22 : 22 Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.
Isa 37:35 : 35 For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Deut 32:26-27 : 26 I said, I would scatter them afar, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men; 27 Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, And Jehovah hath not done all this.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ezek 36:22-23
2 verses
89%
22Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I do not [this] for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, whither ye went.
23And I will sanctify my great name, which hath been profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am Jehovah, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
Ezek 36:16-20
5 verses
82%
16Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
17Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their way and by their doings: their way before me was as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.
18Wherefore I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which they had poured out upon the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols;
19and I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
20And when they came unto the nations, whither they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, These are the people of Jehovah, and are gone forth out of his land.
Ezek 20:13-15
3 verses
81%
13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man keep, he shall live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
14But 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.
15Moreover also I sware 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;
Ezek 20:22-23
2 verses
79%
22Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.
23Moreover I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
Ezek 39:7
79%
7And my holy name will I make known in the midst of my people Israel; neither will I suffer my holy name to be profaned any more: and the nations shall know that I am Jehovah, the Holy One in Israel.
Ezek 39:23-27
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78%
23And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword.
24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions did I unto them; and I hid my face from them.
25Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Now will I bring back the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for my holy name.
26And they shall bear their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they shall dwell securely in their land, and none shall make them afraid;
27when I have brought them back from the peoples, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations.
Ezek 20:9
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9But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
Ezek 36:32
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32Not for your sake do I [this], saith the Lord Jehovah, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.
Ezek 14:11
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11that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Ezek 20:44
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44And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have dealt with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Lev 22:32
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32And ye shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am Jehovah who halloweth you,
Isa 48:9
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9For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Ezek 14:5
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Ezek 28:25
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25Thus says 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 live in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.
Ezek 39:29
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29neither will I hide my face any more from them; for I have poured out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Ezek 43:8
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Ezek 11:16
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16Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they are come.
Isa 48:11
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11For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should [my name] be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.
Ezek 5:11
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11Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, and I also will have no pity.
Jer 13:11
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11For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
1 Kgs 9:7
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Jer 32:34
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Ezek 6:9-10
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9And those of you that escape shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captive, how that I have been broken with their lewd heart, which hath departed from me, and with they eyes, which play the harlot after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves in their own sight for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
10And they shall know that I am Jehovah: I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
2 Chr 7:20
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Jer 7:12
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Ezek 37:28
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Jer 51:5
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Isa 52:5
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Ezek 20:17
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Ezek 20:39
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Ezek 23:38
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Ezek 44:12
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Ezek 22:26
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