Bible Strands
Ezekiel 39:26
They will forget their disgrace and all the treachery they committed against Me, when they dwell securely in their land, with no one to frighten them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord God addresses the house of Israel immediately after declaring His jealousy for His holy name and His commitment to restore Jacob from captivity. The statement projects a future era when the people will inhabit their land without fear.
The words — The Hebrew verb נָשׂוּ (naśû) literally means "they will bear" and anchors the phrase "they will bear their disgrace." It is paired with כָּל־מַעֲלָם (kol-maʿalām), meaning "all their unfaithfulness," which refers to the treachery they committed against God.
The thread — The image of dwelling securely with no one to frighten them parallels the land peace described in 1 Kings 4:25 and Micah 4:4. This outcome differs from Ezekiel 16:63, where atonement results in remembering and shame rather than the cessation of bearing disgrace.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that physical security in the land functions as the catalyst for God's people to stop carrying the weight of their past treachery. A reader must accept that divine restoration reorders both their external circumstances and their internal reckoning with sin.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 4:25 Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
- Micah 4:4 And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.
- Ezekiel 16:63 so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Leviticus 26:5 Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.
- Deuteronomy 28:47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
- Deuteronomy 32:14 with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.
- Psalms 99:8 O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
- Isaiah 17:2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
- Jeremiah 3:24 From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for—their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.
- Jeremiah 30:11 For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”