Ezekiel 36:21

21 And I was concerned for {my holy name}, which, the house [of] Israel defiled among the nations {to which they went}.

Ezekiel 36:21 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 36:21

But I had pity for my holy name
Had pity on the Jews for his name's sake, and not theirs; or he had a tender concern for his own honour and glory: which the house of Israel had profaned among the Heathen, whither they
went;
and therefore was resolved to take a method for the glorifying of it, and that in a way of special grace and mercy to his people; (See Gill on Ezekiel 36:20).

Ezekiel 36:21 In-Context

19 And I scattered them among the nations, and I dispersed [them] in the countries according to their way, and according to their deeds I judged them.

20 And they came into the nations {to which they went}, and they profaned {my holy name} when they said to them, 'These [are] the people of Yahweh, and from his land they went out.'

21 And I was concerned for {my holy name}, which, the house [of] Israel defiled among the nations {to which they went}.

22 "Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "{Not for your sake} [am] I about to act, house of Israel, {but} {for my holy name}, which you defiled among the nations {to which you went}.

23 And I will consecrate my great name, which [was] profaned among the nations [and] which you have profaned in the midst of them, and the nations will know that I [am] Yahweh!" ' [a] declaration of the Lord Yahweh, {when I show myself holy} {before} their eyes.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "the name of my holiness"
• [b]. Literally "which they went there"