Ezekiel 36:23

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I will magnify my great name that has been profaned among the nations, that you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I magnify myself among you in their sight.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֞י אֶת־שְׁמִ֣י הַגָּד֗וֹל הַֽמְחֻלָּל֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר חִלַּלְתֶּ֖ם בְּתוֹכָ֑ם וְיָדְע֨וּ הַגּוֹיִ֜ם כִּי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה בְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥י בָכֶ֖ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And-qiddaštî šәmî the-gādôl the-mәḥullāl among-the-gôyim which ḥillaltem in-their-midst and-yādәʿû the-gôyim that-I YHWH nәʾum ʾădōnāy YHWH when-hiqqādәšî in-you before-their-eyes

Grammar Details

• *qiddaštî*: Piel perfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I will sanctify
• *šәmî*: masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my name
• *gādôl*: masculine singular - great
• *mәḥullāl*: Pual participle masculine singular - profaned/defiled
• *gôyim*: masculine plural - nations/gentiles
• *ḥillaltem*: Piel perfect 2nd person masculine plural - you profaned
• *yādәʿû*: Qal perfect 3rd person common plural with waw consecutive - and they will know
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
• *nәʾum*: construct state - declaration/utterance of
• *ʾădōnāy*: title - Lord/Master
• *hiqqādәšî*: Niphal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my being sanctified

Word Meanings

• *qiddaštî*: I will sanctify/I will make holy/I will hallow
• *šәmî*: my name
• *gādôl*: great/large/important
• *mәḥullāl*: profaned/defiled/polluted
• *gôyim*: nations/gentiles/peoples
• *ḥillaltem*: you profaned/you defiled/you polluted
• *yādәʿû*: they will know/they will recognize/they will acknowledge
• *nәʾum*: declaration of/utterance of/says
• *hiqqādәšî*: my being sanctified/when I am proven holy/when I show myself holy

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 20:41 : 41 When I bring you out from the nations and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, I will accept you along with your soothing aroma. I will display my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.
• Isa 5:16 : 16 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies will be exalted when he punishes, the holy God’s authority will be recognized when he judges.
• Ps 126:1-3 : 1 A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming. 2 At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said,“The LORD has accomplished great things for these people.” 3 The LORD did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.
• Ps 46:10 : 10 He says,“Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!”
• Ezek 39:7 : 7 “‘I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
• Ezek 39:28 : 28 Then they will know that I am the LORD their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations, and then gathered them into their own land. I will not leave any of them in exile any longer.
• Dan 2:47 : 47 The king replied to Daniel,“Certainly your God is a God of gods and Lord of kings and revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery!”
• Dan 3:28-29 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed,“Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than serve or pay homage to any god other than their God! 29 I hereby decree that any people, nation, or language group that blasphemes the god of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego will be dismembered and his home reduced to rubble! For there exists no other god who can deliver in this way.”
• Dan 4:2-3 : 2 I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me. 3 “How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, and his authority continues from one generation to the next.”
• Dan 4:34-37 : 34 But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next. 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him,‘What have you done?’ 36 At that time my sanity returned to me. I was restored to the honor of my kingdom, and my splendor returned to me. My ministers and my nobles were seeking me out, and I was reinstated over my kingdom. I became even greater than before. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
• Dan 6:26-27 : 26 I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel.“For he is the living God; he endures forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed; his authority is forever. 27 He rescues and delivers and performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
• 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.
• Ps 102:13-16 : 13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come. 14 Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins. 15 The nations will respect the reputation of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor, 16 when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,
• Exod 15:4-9 : 4 The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea, and his chosen officers were drowned in the Red Sea. 5 The depths have covered them, they went down to the bottom like a stone. 6 Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power, your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy. 7 In the abundance of your majesty you have overthrown those who rise up against you. You sent forth your wrath; it consumed them like stubble. 8 By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said,‘I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’ 10 But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. 11 Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you?– majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders? 12 You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them. 13 By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place. 14 The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake. 16 Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by.
• Num 20:12-13 : 12 The Lord’s Judgment Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,“Because you did not trust me enough to show me as holy before the Israelites, therefore you will not bring this community into the land I have given them.” 13 These are the waters of Meribah, because the Israelites contended with the LORD, and his holiness was maintained among them.
• Ezek 28:22 : 22 Say,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Look, I am against you, Sidon, and I will magnify myself in your midst. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments on her and reveal my sovereign power in her.
• Ezek 38:22-23 : 22 I will judge him with plague and bloodshed. I will rain down on him, his troops and the many peoples who are with him a torrential downpour, hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23 I will exalt and magnify myself; I will reveal myself before many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’