Ezekiel 36:20

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18 Therefore I poured out My fury on them ^afor the blood they had shed on the land, and for their idols with which they had defiled it.

19 So I ^ascattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them ^baccording to their ways and their deeds.

20 When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they ^aprofaned My holy name—when they said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they have gone out of His land.’

21 But I had concern ^afor My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.

22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, ^abut for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.

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Barnes' Notes

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Ezekiel 36:16-20

The defilement of the people described in order to its removal.

Ezekiel 36:20

They profaned my holy name - Caused it to be dishonored by the pagan who said in scorn, "This is the people of God." The pagan, seeing the miserable state of the exiles, fancied that Yahweh was no more than a national god, powerless to protect his subjects.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Ezekiel 36:20:

Ezekiel 36:16-20
Micah 6:16

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