Ezekiel 37:23

23 1They shall not 2defile themselves anymore 3with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But 4I will save them from all the backslidings[a] in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and 5they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 37:23 In-Context

21 then say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land.
22 And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms.
23 They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
24 "My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes.
25 They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever.

Cross References 5

  • 1. [Ezekiel 36:25]
  • 2. Ezekiel 14:11
  • 3. Ezekiel 36:25
  • 4. Ezekiel 36:29
  • 5. Ezekiel 34:24, 30; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Revelation 21:3; See Exodus 29:45; Leviticus 26:12

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Many Hebrew manuscripts; other Hebrew manuscripts dwellings
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