Ezekiel 36:22 (GNV)

Passage

Therfore say vnto the house of Israel, Thus saith ye Lord God, I doe not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy Names sake, which yee polluted among the heathen whither ye went.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:20 And when they entred vnto the heathen, whither they went, they polluted mine holy Name, when they sayd of them, These are the people of the Lord, and are gone out of his land.

Ezekiel 36:21 But I fauoured mine holy Name which the house of Israel had polluted among the heathen, whither they went.

Ezekiel 36:22 Therfore say vnto the house of Israel, Thus saith ye Lord God, I doe not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy Names sake, which yee polluted among the heathen whither ye went.

Ezekiel 36:23 And I wil sanctifie my great Name, which was polluted among the heathen, among whome you haue polluted it, and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, sayth the Lord God, when I shalbe sanctified in you before their eyes.

Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your owne land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therfore", "vnto", "house", "israel", "thus", "saith", "lord", and "sakes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therfore" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "But I fauoured mine holy Name which..." into verse 23's "And I wil sanctifie my great Name...", so "therfore" and "vnto" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therfore" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.