Ezekiel 28:25
in Ezekiel 28This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
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ASV
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then shall they dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.
KJV
Thus saith the Lord God; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
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This verse in Ezekiel 28
Commentary
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When I gather the house of Israel
on Ezekiel 28:25-26
The chapter closes on the promise kept to named Israel, they shall dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. Fairbairn ties the promise directly to the Tyre and Zidon oracles just given, the same God who humbles the proud cities restores the humbled people.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 20 and following) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against it, and say: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, Sidon, and I will be glorified in you. And they shall know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her and am sanctified in her. And I will send pestilence upon her and blood in her streets, and the slain shall fall in her midst, by the sword all around, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
For, (1.) They shall return to the possession of their own land again: I will gather the house of Israel out of their dispersions, in answer to that prayer ( Ps. cvi. 27 ), Save us, O Lord our God! and gather us from among the heathen; and in pursuance of that promise ( Deut. xxx.
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Thus saith the Lord God, when I shall have gathered the house of Israel,....
We had done with Tyrus in the foregoing chapter, but now the prince of Tyrus is to be singled out from the rest. Here is something to be said to him by himself, a message to him from God, which the prophet must send him, whether he will hear or whether he will forbear.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
When I shall have gathered the house of Israel - In their long captivity, God had been preparing the land for them so as to make it a safe dwelling; and hence he executed judgments on all the heathen nations round about by means of the Chaldeans. Thus Tyre and Sidon were destroyed, as were the Ammonites and others who had been the inveterate enemies of the Jews. Judgment first began at his own house, then proceeded to the heathen nations; and when they were brought down, then he visited and redeemed his people. Thus God’s ways are proved to be all equal; partialities and caprices belong not to him.
The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַר֮ | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִה֒ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| בְּקַבְּצִ֣י׀ | bekabetzi | when gather I | H6908 → | 127 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָֽעַמִּים֙ | haamim | the peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָפֹ֣צוּ | nafotzu | they have been scattered | H6327 → | 67 times |
| בָ֔ם | vam | among them | ||
| וְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּי | venikdashti | and I will show myself holy | H6942 → | 171 times |
| בָ֖ם | vam | among them | ||
| לְעֵינֵ֣י | leeinei | to [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֑ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| וְיָֽשְׁבוּ֙ | veyashevu | and they will dwell | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַדְמָתָ֔ם | ʾadmatam | own land their | H127 → | 225 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֖תִּי | natati | I gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְעַבְדִּ֥י | leavdi | to servant my | H5650 → | 799 times |
| לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ | leyaako | to Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַר֮he says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִה֒Yahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
בְּקַבְּצִ֣י׀when gather I
bekabetziH6908 →127 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָֽעַמִּים֙the peoples
haamimH5971 →1873 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָפֹ֣צוּthey have been scattered
nafotzuH6327 →67 times
בָ֔םamong them
vam
וְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיand I will show myself holy
venikdashtiH6942 →171 times
בָ֖םamong them
vam
לְעֵינֵ֣יto [the] eyes of
leeineiH5869 →887 times
הַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
וְיָֽשְׁבוּ֙and they will dwell
veyashevuH3427 →1079 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אַדְמָתָ֔םown land their
ʾadmatamH127 →225 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֖תִּיI gave
natatiH5414 →2011 times
לְעַבְדִּ֥יto servant my
leavdiH5650 →799 times
לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃to Jacob
leyaakoH3290 →350 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 32:37I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 23:3
Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and…
- Jeremiah 23:3
Through
Ezekiel 20:41When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 11:17
Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back…
- Ezekiel 11:17
Through
Psalms 106:47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:35–36
Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
- 1 Chronicles 16:35–36
Through
Ezekiel 36:28Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 37:27
My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- 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…
- Jeremiah 32:38
They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 11:20
so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 37:27
Through
Ezekiel 37:25They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
- Ezekiel 37:24
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.