Ezekiel 11:19
in Ezekiel 11And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
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ASV
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;
KJV
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
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This verse in Ezekiel 11
Commentary
5 notes on this verseon Ezekiel 11:19-20
This might lead one to suppose that it was God who gave the power to walk in his commandments and to keep his judgments, if it was he who removed the stony heart, which hindered them from keeping the commandments, and who implanted in them the better and more sensitive one, which is here called a heart of flesh.
This site's exposition
gather you from the people
on Ezekiel 11:17-20
The promise of the little sanctuary opens straight into a fuller promise of return, gathering the scattered from the countries and giving them back the land of Israel, so that the exiles first strip the land of its old abominations before they resettle it. The heart promised here, one heart and a new spirit, the stony heart taken out and a heart of flesh given, is the same language chapter thirty six will use at greater length for the same people. Keil reads the two passages as one promise stated twice, first in brief here and then developed fully later in the book, rather than two separate oracles. The purpose clause names the whole aim of the change, that they may walk in my statutes, and closes on the covenant formula, they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
on Ezekiel 11:18-19
And when you have entered, you shall remove all idols, because of which you have offended God, and I will give you a unified heart of fear and servitude to God, so that you may not serve diverse idols, or any other than what you had before. And I will give a new spirit in your midst, according to what is written: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me (Psalm 51:12).
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
All that are sanctified have a new spirit, quite different from what it was; they act from new principles, walk by new rules, and aim at new ends. A new name, or a new face, will not serve without a new spirit. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. [3.] That he will take away the stony heart out of their flesh, out of their corrupt nature.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Compare Rev. 21. The identity of thought and language in Ezekiel, predicting the new kingdom of Israel, and in John, foretelling the kingdom of heaven, forces upon us the conclusion that the prophecy of Ezekiel has an ultimate reference to that climax which John plainly indicates. Eze 11:19 One heart - So long as the Israelites were distracted by the service of many gods, such unity was impossible; but now, when they shall have taken away the “abominations” from the land, they shall be united in heart to serve the true God.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָתַתִּ֤י | venatati | and I will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | to them | ||
| לֵ֣ב | lev | a heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אֶחָ֔ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| וְר֥וּחַ | veruach | and a spirit | H7307 → | 378 times |
| חֲדָשָׁ֖ה | chadashah | new | H2319 → | 53 times |
| אֶתֵּ֣ן | ʾeten | I will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם | bekirbekhem | in inner being your | H7130 → | 227 times |
| וַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י | vahasiroti | and I will remove | H5493 → | 299 times |
| לֵ֤ב | lev | [the] heart of | H3820 → | 595 times |
| הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ | haeven | <the> stone | H68 → | 273 times |
| מִבְּשָׂרָ֔ם | mibesaram | from flesh their | H1320 → | 270 times |
| וְנָתַתִּ֥י | venatati | and I will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | to them | ||
| לֵ֥ב | lev | a heart of | H3820 → | 595 times |
| בָּשָֽׂר׃ | basar | flesh | H1320 → | 270 times |
וְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will give
venatatiH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶם֙to them
lahem
לֵ֣בa heart
levH3820 →595 times
אֶחָ֔דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
וְר֥וּחַand a spirit
veruachH7307 →378 times
חֲדָשָׁ֖הnew
chadashahH2319 →53 times
אֶתֵּ֣ןI will put
ʾetenH5414 →2011 times
בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םin inner being your
bekirbekhemH7130 →227 times
וַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜יand I will remove
vahasirotiH5493 →299 times
לֵ֤ב[the] heart of
levH3820 →595 times
הָאֶ֙בֶן֙<the> stone
haevenH68 →273 times
מִבְּשָׂרָ֔םfrom flesh their
mibesaramH1320 →270 times
וְנָתַתִּ֥יand I will give
venatatiH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶ֖םto them
lahem
לֵ֥בa heart of
levH3820 →595 times
בָּשָֽׂר׃flesh
basarH1320 →270 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
it leads to
- Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on…
- Hebrews 10:16
“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- Hebrews 8:10
Through
Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Ephesians 4:22–24
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
- Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of…
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, COMMENTARY ON EZEKIEL 3:11.17-21; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 3:1.7.