Ezekiel 36:26

Translations

Modern

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Traditional

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Literal

And I will give to you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take away the heart of stone from your flesh, and I will give to you a heart of flesh.

Latin

Et dabo vobis cor novum, et spiritum novum ponam in medio vestri: et auferam cor lapideum de carne vestra, et dabo vobis cor carneum.

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English

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Notes

Ezekiel 36:26

The Lord’s renewal of his people would not be only an outward cleansing. He would give Israel a new heart and a new spirit (Ezekiel 11:19; 18:31).

In the Bible, the heart and spirit refer to a person’s inner thoughts and will, which guide actions. Their stubborn and resistant heart would become soft and responsive. They would be ready to serve the Lord.

Their spirit of rebellion would be replaced with a spirit of obedience.

Ezekiel 36:16–38

Ezekiel reminded the people of their guilt and their need for God to change their hearts. In the future, God would cleanse his people.
In the Old Testament, objects and people are divided into "clean" and "unclean," "sacred" and "profane" categories (see “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note).
God made Israel clean, but the Gentile nations remained unclean. Israel became unclean due to bloodshed and idolatry, which defiled the land. Because they acted like unclean nations, it was fitting for Israel to be scattered among them as punishment. In the future, God would make them clean so he could dwell among them again. Other nations, seeing his holiness in his people, would know he is the Holy One.
In the New Testament, God’s redemption through Christ redefines the lines between clean and unclean (see Acts 10:15). The Gentiles are no longer outside of God’s grace. They, too, can receive the Holy Spirit and become clean. Jews and Gentiles together now form the one people of God in Christ.
Those in Christ Jesus are not only clean but also holy because of his priesthood. Therefore, they can come boldly into God’s presence and experience his grace (Hebrews 12:18–29).

Theme notes and profiles

Circumcision Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility God’s Justice Hardened Hearts Sin Enters the World The Coming of the Spirit of God The Law and the Spirit The New Covenant

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 11:19–20
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
Deuteronomy 30:6
The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
John 3:3–5
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Revelation 21:5
And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
Zechariah 7:12
They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.

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