Ezekiel 11:17

A Promise of Restoration · Ezekiel 11:13–21
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Translations

Modern
Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’
Traditional
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Literal
Therefore say, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘And I will gather you from the peoples, and will assemble you from the lands to which you have been scattered in them, and I will give to you the land of Israel.’
Latin
Propterea loquere: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Congregabo vos de populis, et adunabo de terris in quibus dispersi estis, daboque vobis humum Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’

Notes

The exile in Babylon would last until God completed his judgment. Afterward, God's people would return from the nations where they had been scattered to the land of Israel. Their land, currently taken by those remaining in Judah, would be restored to them.

This section describes how the people defiled (made unclean by sin) the temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 8). Because of this sin, the Lord left the temple. After he left, the city and the temple were destroyed (9:1–11:13).

At first, this sounds like only bad news. But for those already living in exile, it was also good news. The Lord was not limited to the temple in Jerusalem. He would come to be with his people in exile.

By coming to dwell with them, the Lord showed that the exiles were not forgotten. They were the ones who carried hope for the future of God’s people.

Events

Parallels

Jeremiah 32:36–44

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Ezekiel, Book of Haggai, Book of

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel The Land of Israel