Ezekiel 36:25 (GNV)

Passage

Then wil I powre cleane water vpon you, and ye shalbe cleane: yea, from all your filthines, and from all your idoles wil I clense you.

Nearby Context

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.

Ezekiel 36:25 Then wil I powre cleane water vpon you, and ye shalbe cleane: yea, from all your filthines, and from all your idoles wil I clense you.

Ezekiel 36:26 A newe heart also will I giue you, and a new spirit wil I put within you, and I will take away the stonie heart out of your body, and I will giue you an heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirite within you, and cause you to walke in my statutes, and ye shall keepe my iudgements and do them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "powre", "cleane", "water", "vpon", "shalbe", "filthines", and "idoles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "powre" and "cleane", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "For I will take you from among..." into verse 26's "A newe heart also will I giue...", so "powre" and "cleane" 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 "powre" and "cleane" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.