Ezechiël 36:31

31 Dan zult gij gedenken aan uw boze wegen en uw handelingen, die niet goed waren; en gij zult een walging van u zelf hebben over uw ongerechtigheden en over uw gruwelen.

Ezechiël 36:31 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 36:31

Then shall ye remember your own evil ways
That were of their own choosing; in which they walked, and delighted to walk: and very evil ones they were; opposite to the ways of God; such as open violation of the law of God; neglect of his worship; idolatry, and many other sins, before the captivity; adhering to the traditions of their elders; and setting up their own righteousness as a justifying one afterwards; also their disbelief and rejection of the Messiah; their blasphemy against him, and persecution of his interest and people: now these will all be remembered with shame and confusion when the Lord shall bestow upon them the above blessings, spiritual and temporal; especially when a new heart and spirit shall be given them; the goodness of God will have such an influence upon them as to refresh their memories with former sins, and bring them to repentance for them; as well as to affect their minds, and make them thankful for present mercies: sins, which were before forgotten, or were not thought to be sins, shall now come fresh in their minds, with all their aggravated guilt: and your doings that were not good:
far from being so, they were very evil, contrary to the law of God and Gospel of Christ; as they will at this time appear to themselves to be: and shall loath yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and
for your abominations;
their sins will be abominable to them, as they are in themselves, and to the Lord; and they will not only loath them, but themselves for them, when they shall come to have a true sight of them in their own colours, and a true sense of the evil nature of them; and this shall not be expressed only in the sight of men, and so as to be observed by them; but in their own sight, secretly and within themselves, under a clear and full conviction of their sins. The Syriac version is, "your faces shall be wrinkled"; as men's are when they are displeased with themselves for what they have done. The Targum is,

``and ye shall groan when ye shall see, because of your sins, and because of your abominations;''

which is the case of sensible sinners, ( 2 Corinthians 5:4 ) ( Ezekiel 20:43 ) .

Ezechiël 36:31 In-Context

29 En Ik zal u verlossen van al uw onreinigheden; en Ik zal roepen tot het koren, en zal dat vermenigvuldigen, en Ik zal geen honger op u leggen.

30 En Ik zal de vrucht van het geboomte en de inkomst des velds vermenigvuldigen; opdat gij de smaadheid des hongers niet meer ontvangt onder de heidenen.

31 Dan zult gij gedenken aan uw boze wegen en uw handelingen, die niet goed waren; en gij zult een walging van u zelf hebben over uw ongerechtigheden en over uw gruwelen.

32 Ik doe het niet om uwentwil, spreekt de Heere HEERE, het zij u bekend! Schaamt u en wordt schaamrood van uw wegen, gij huis Israels!

33 Alzo zegt de Heere HEERE: Ten dage, als Ik u reinigen zal van al uw ongerechtigheden, dan zal Ik de steden doen bewonen, en de eenzame plaatsen zullen bebouwd worden.