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Ezekiel 20:22

But 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.

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ASV

Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth.

KJV

Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙va.ha.shi.Vo.tiand I turned backH7725 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יָדִ֔יya.Dihand myH3027 →
וָאַ֖עַשׂva.'A.'asand 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 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
הוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiI brought outH3318 →
אוֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
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.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 106:8Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.Ezekiel 20:14But 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.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.Isaiah 48:9–11For 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.Psalms 78:38And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.Jeremiah 14:21For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.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.’”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.Leviticus 26:45But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”Psalms 79:9–10Help 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.Ezekiel 20:17Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.Job 13:21Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.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.Nehemiah 9:19You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.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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