Ezekiel
Ezekiel 36:22
22Therefore 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| tell | אֱמֹ֣ר | ’ĕ·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the house | לְבֵֽית־ | lə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| that this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| It is not | לֹ֧א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| for your sake | לְמַעַנְכֶ֛ם | lə·ma·‘an·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H4616 purpose, intent |
| that I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will act | עֹשֶׂ֖ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| O house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| but | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| for My holy | קָדְשִׁי֙ | qāḏ·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| name | לְשֵׁם־ | lə·šêm- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you profaned | חִלַּלְתֶּ֔ם | ḥil·lal·tem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| among the nations | בַּגּוֹיִ֖ם | bag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| to which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you went | בָּ֥אתֶם | bā·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 106:8 · Ezekiel 36:32 · Psalm 115:1–2 · Deuteronomy 7:7–8 · Deuteronomy 9:5–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.