Bible Strands
Ezekiel 39:25
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through Ezekiel to the exiled house of Israel, immediately after declaring He hid His face due to their uncleanness and transgressions. This statement marks a pivot from withdrawn presence to active intervention.
The words — The text highlights אָשִׁיב ('a.Shiv), meaning "I will turn back," which functions as a literal reversal of Jacob's captivity. This verb anchors the explicit promise that Yahweh will physically restore the people before any mention of their future security.
The thread — The motif of restoring Israel from captivity appears in Ezekiel 34:13, Isaiah 27:12, and Jeremiah 30:3. These passages consistently frame the gathering of exiled Israel as a definitive divine act rather than a human achievement.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that divine judgment precedes restoration, and that God's actions are driven by commitment to His holy name rather than human merit. A reader must acknowledge the explicit sequence: hidden face, turned back captivity, and secured dwelling.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 34:13 I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.
- Isaiah 27:12 In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
- Jeremiah 30:3 For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
- Ezekiel 20:40 For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.
- Ezekiel 37:21 you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.
- Hosea 1:11 Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.
- Isaiah 56:8 Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
- Jeremiah 30:10 As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
- Jeremiah 30:18 This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
- Jeremiah 31:1 “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”