Bible Strands
Ezekiel 39:27
When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them out of the lands of their enemies, I will show My holiness in them in the sight of many nations.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Ezekiel at the conclusion of the Gog prophecy, forecasting Israel’s future restoration after exile. The declaration follows the promise of secure dwelling and precedes the confirmation that Israel will recognize YHWH.
The words — שׁוֹבְבִי (be./sho.V/i) denotes the divine act of "bring back I," while קִבַּצְתִּי (ki.batz.Ti) specifies "I will gather," both emphasizing God’s active role in collecting the exiles.
The thread — The motif of God manifesting His holiness before many nations appears in Ezekiel 36:23 and 38:23, where the same purpose follows divine intervention among the peoples.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that Israel’s return from exile functions as a public display of divine character rather than mere political restoration. It demands an acknowledgment that God’s actions among nations are designed to reveal His holiness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 36:23 I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.
- Ezekiel 38:16 You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.
- Ezekiel 38:23 I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
- Isaiah 5:16 But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
- Ezekiel 28:25 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ezekiel 39:13 All the people of the land will bury them, and it will bring them renown on the day I display My glory, declares the Lord GOD.