Ezekiel 37:27

27 I'll live right there with them. I'll be their God! They'll 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'll live in the same land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren will live there forever, and my servant David will be their prince forever.
26 I'll make a covenant of peace with them that will hold everything together, an everlasting covenant. I'll make them secure and place my holy place of worship at the center of their lives forever.
27 I'll live right there with them. I'll be their God! They'll be my people!
28 "'The nations will realize that I, God, make Israel holy when my holy place of worship is established at the center of their lives forever.'"
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