Ezekiel 39:28

Then they will know that I am the LORD their God, when I regather them to their own land, not leaving any of them behind after their exile among the nations.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Yahweh speaks through the prophet to the house of Israel, announcing the end of their judgment and the immediate return of the exiled remnant to their territory.

The words — The term בְּהַגְלוֹתִי (bəhaggəlōṯî) literally means "because I sent into exile," identifying the cause of the coming recognition. The verb יָדְעוּ (yāḏə‘û) translates to "they will know," stating the factual outcome of the gathering.

The thread — The declaration that Israel will recognize Yahweh upon return runs directly through Ezekiel 39:22 and aligns with the national gathering in Isaiah 27:12 and the shaking of Israel among nations in Amos 9:9.

Why it lands — The passage requires readers to accept that restoration is initiated by divine action rather than human effort, making the acknowledgment of God's identity the necessary result of the gathering.

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The Hebrew words

וְיָדְע֗וּve./ya.de.'Uand/ they will know כִּ֣יkithat אֲנִ֤י'a.NiI יְהוָה֙Yah.weh[am] Yahweh אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei./HemGod/ their בְּהַגְלוֹתִ֤יbe./hag.lo.T/ibecause/ sent into exile/ I אֹתָם֙'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them אֶל־'el-to הַגּוֹיִ֔םha./go.Yimthe/ nations וְכִנַּסְתִּ֖יםve./khi.nas.Ti/mand/ I will gather/ them עַל־'al-to אַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.Ta/mown land/ their וְלֹֽא־ve./lo'-and/ not אוֹתִ֥יר'o.TirI will leave behind ע֛וֹדodagainמֵהֶ֖םme./Hemany of/ themשָֽׁם׃Shamthere

King James Version

Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 39:22 From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.
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.
Amos 9:9 “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
Romans 9:6 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
Deuteronomy 30:3 then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
Ezekiel 34:30 Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.
Romans 11:1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
Nehemiah 1:8 Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,
Hosea 2:20 And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”