Ezekiel 37:27

27 1My dwelling place shall be with them, 2and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Ezekiel 37:27 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 37:27

My tabernacle also shall be with them
The symbol of his presence: the meaning is, that he shall dwell in them by his Spirit and grace; and everyone of them shall be the temple of the living God, in whom he will walk and dwell: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people;
which is repeated for the confirmation of it; see ( Ezekiel 37:23 ) .

Ezekiel 37:27 In-Context

25 They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever.
26 I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore.
27 My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
28 Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Leviticus 26:11; Revelation 21:3
  • 2. [See ver. 23 above]
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