Ezekiel 39:22
in Ezekiel 39From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.
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ASV
So the house of Israel shall know that I am Jehovah their God, from that day and forward.
KJV
So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward.
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This verse in Ezekiel 39
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThey had sometimes been ready to question whether the Lord was with them or no; but the events of this day shall silence their doubts, and, the matter being thus settled and made clear, it shall not be doubted of for the future. As boasting in themselves is hereby for ever excluded, so boasting in God is hereby for ever secured. Mercy Promised to Israel.
This site's exposition
display My glory among the nations
on Ezekiel 39:21-24
“I will display My glory among the nations” states the purpose behind the whole episode. Israel went into exile “for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me”. “I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions” keeps the responsibility where chapter 18 placed it, on the sinner.
This site's exposition
From that day forward
The phrase marks a turning point, after which Israel's knowledge of God is settled. Matthew Henry notes the events silence Israel's doubts about whether the LORD was with them, and exclude boasting in themselves while securing boasting in God. The chapter then explains the exile.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 17 and following) 'Therefore, son of man, thus says the Lord God: Speak to every winged creature, to all the birds, and to all the beasts of the field or the countryside: Come together and hasten, gather from all around to my sacrifice that I have offered to you, a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, so that you may eat flesh and drink blood.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God,....
A declaration of God's gracious purposes concerning his people Israel, in this and his other providences concerning them, and a promise of further mercy that he had yet in store for them,
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ | veyadeu | and they will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם | ʾeloheihem | God their | H430 → | 2601 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַיּ֥וֹם | haiyom | the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֖וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וָהָֽלְאָה׃ | vahalah | and onwards | H1973 → |
וְיָֽדְעוּ֙and they will know
veyadeuH3045 →945 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כִּ֛יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָ֖ה[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑םGod their
ʾeloheihemH430 →2601 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַיּ֥וֹםthe day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֖וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
וָהָֽלְאָה׃and onwards
vahalahH1973 →
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 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I…
it leads to
- Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- Hebrews 8:12
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
- 1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
- Jeremiah 33:8
And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
- Isaiah 54:13
Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Isaiah 43:25
Through
Jeremiah 24:7I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their…
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…
- Jeremiah 30:22
“And you will be My people, and I will be your God.”
- Ezekiel 37:23
They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse…
- Hebrews 8:10
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.