Ezekiel 37:27

27 I will live there with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. 1

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 will live on the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They will live there forever, and so will their children and all their descendants. A king like my servant David will rule them forever.
26 I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security forever. I will establish them and increase their population, and will see to it that my Temple stands forever in their land.
27 I will live there with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
28 When I place my Temple there to be among them forever, then the nations will know that I, the Lord, have chosen Israel to be my own people."

Cross References 1

  • 1. 37.272 Corinthians 6.16;Revelation 21.3.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.