Ezekiel 6:9

Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks through Ezekiel to the exiled Israelites scattered among foreign nations, addressing them as a prophet of impending judgment and subsequent restoration. The message immediately follows the announcement that a remnant will escape the sword during their displacement.

The words — The Hebrew verb זָכְרוּ (za.khe.Ru) means "they will remember," and פְלִיטֵיכֶם (fe.li.tei.khem) translates to "your escapees" or survivors. These terms anchor the verse's promise that displaced Israelites will retain a memory of God despite their exile.

The thread — This pattern of remembering God, loathing oneself for evil, and recognizing divine sovereignty appears in Ezekiel 20:43, where the same sequence occurs among the scattered nations rather than in the homeland. The motif of self-loathing before God also surfaces in Job 42:6, while Isaiah 7:13 warns against provoking divine patience.

Why it lands — The text states that exiled Israelites will remember God's grief over their idolatry and loathe themselves for their abominations, prompting a recognition of His authority. Readers must confront the reality that divine judgment aims to produce self-awareness and the acknowledgment that God alone governs history.

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The Hebrew words

וְזָכְר֨וּve./za.khe.Ruand/ they will remember פְלִֽיטֵיכֶ֜םfe.li.tei./Khemescapees/ your אוֹתִ֗י'o.T/i<obj.>/ me בַּגּוֹיִם֮ba./go.Yimamong the/ nations אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhere נִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-they have been taken captive שָׁם֒shamthere אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhere נִשְׁבַּ֜רְתִּיnish.Bar.tiI was crushed אֶת־'et-<obj.>לִבָּ֣םli.Ba/mheart/ their הַזּוֹנֶ֗הha./zo.Neh[which] plays the/ prostitute אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which סָר֙sarit has turned aside מֵֽעָלַ֔יme./'a.La/ifrom/ with <the>/ me וְאֵת֙ve./'Etand/ <obj.>עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei./Hemeyes/ their הַזֹּנ֕וֹתha./zo.Not[which] play the/ prostitute אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.Reiafter גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei./Hemidols/ their וְנָקֹ֙טּוּ֙ve./na.Ko.tuand/ they will loathe בִּפְנֵיהֶ֔םbi/f.nei./Hem<in>/ faces/ their אֶל־'el-because of הָֽרָעוֹת֙ha./ra.'Otthe/ wicked things אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich עָשׂ֔וּ'a.Suthey have done לְכֹ֖לle./Kholto/ all תּוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃to.'a.vo.tei./Hemabominations/ their

King James Version

And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 20:43 There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.
Isaiah 7:13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?
Job 42:6 Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
Psalms 78:40 How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
Isaiah 43:24 You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Ezekiel 20:7 And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
Zechariah 10:9 Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return.
Jeremiah 51:50 You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”
Ezekiel 20:24 For they did not practice My ordinances, but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths, fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers.