Ezekiel 39:21
in Ezekiel 39I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them.
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ASV
And I will set my glory among the nations; and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
KJV
And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
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This verse in Ezekiel 39
Commentary
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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.
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 Awakening3 voices
): All the heathen shall see and observe my judgments that I have executed, and thereby my glory shall be set among them. This principle shall be admitted and established among them more than ever, that the God of Israel is a great and glorious God. He is known to be so even among the heathen, that have not, or read not, his written word, by the judgments which he executes.
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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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָתַתִּ֥י | venatati | and I will set | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כְּבוֹדִ֖י | kevodi | glory my | H3519 → | 200 times |
| בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם | bagoyim | among the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| וְרָא֣וּ | verau | and they will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֗ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִשְׁפָּטִי֙ | mishpati | judgment my | H4941 → | 422 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשִׂ֔יתִי | ʾasiti | I have done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יָדִ֖י | yadi | hand my | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שַׂ֥מְתִּי | samti | I have put | H7760 → | 584 times |
| בָהֶֽם׃ | vahem | on them |
וְנָתַתִּ֥יand I will set
venatatiH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כְּבוֹדִ֖יglory my
kevodiH3519 →200 times
בַּגּוֹיִ֑םamong the nations
bagoyimH1471 →561 times
וְרָא֣וּand they will see
verauH7200 →1300 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹיִ֗םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִשְׁפָּטִי֙judgment my
mishpatiH4941 →422 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשִׂ֔יתִיI have done
ʾasitiH6213 →2628 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יָדִ֖יhand my
yadiH3027 →1618 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
שַׂ֥מְתִּיI have put
samtiH7760 →584 times
בָהֶֽם׃on them
vahem
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
Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
it leads to
- Psalms 83:17–18
May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 9:17
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
- Proverbs 16:4
The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
- Psalms 64:9
Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
- 1 Chronicles 16:24
Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.
- Psalms 83:17–18
Through
Ezekiel 38:23I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 36:23
I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 9:16
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Ezekiel 36:23
Through
Ezekiel 36:23I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 20:41
When 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…
- Ezekiel 20:41
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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.