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Ezekiel 20:14

But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

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ASV

But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

KJV

But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.Sehand I actedH6213 →
לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anfor [the] sake ofH4616 →
שְׁמִ֑יshe.Miname myH8034 →
לְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.Tito notH1115 →
הֵחֵל֙he.Chelto be profanedH2490 →
לְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869 →
הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
הוֹצֵאתִ֖יםho.tze.TimI had brought out themH3318 →
לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.Hemto eyes theirH5869 →

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Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.Psalms 23:3He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.Isaiah 48:11For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.Psalms 115:1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.Psalms 106:8Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.Isaiah 26:12O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.1 Samuel 12:22Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.Ezekiel 20:9But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.Ezekiel 39:7So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.Ezekiel 20:44Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”Isaiah 48:9For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.Numbers 14:13But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.Jeremiah 14:7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.Ezekiel 36:22–23Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went.Ezekiel 20:22But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.1 Kings 20:13Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”Exodus 32:12Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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