Ezekiel 11:18

18 You'll come back and clean house, throw out all the rotten images and obscene idols.

Ezekiel 11:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 11:18

And they shall come thither
That those of the captivity shall come to the land of Israel, they or their posterity: and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof;
the idols of the nations, that had been there introduced, detestable to God and all good men: and all the abominations thereof from thence;
idols, as before, even all of them, so that idolatry should be wholly rooted out; this had its accomplishment under Zerubbabel, Ezra, Haggai when the worship of God was restored, and there was a reformation of many abuses in religion; and again in the times of the Maccabees; and will have a greater fulfilment at the time of the conversion of the Jews; when everything that is detestable and abominable among that people will be removed; of which conversion the following words are a prophecy.

Ezekiel 11:18 In-Context

16 "Well, tell them this: 'This is your Message from God, the Master. True, I sent you to the far country and scattered you through other lands. All the same, I've provided you a temporary sanctuary in the countries where you've gone.

17 I will gather you back from those countries and lands where you've been scattered and give you back the land of Israel.

18 You'll come back and clean house, throw out all the rotten images and obscene idols.

19 I'll give you a new heart. I'll put a new spirit in you. I'll cut out your stone heart and replace it with a red-blooded, firm-muscled heart.

20 Then you'll obey my statutes and be careful to obey my commands. You'll be my people! I'll be your God!