Ezekiel 36:31 (WEB)

Passage

“‘“Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good; and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:29 I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine on you.

Ezekiel 36:30 I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field, that you may receive no more the reproach of famine among the nations.

Ezekiel 36:31 “‘“Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good; and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

Ezekiel 36:32 I don’t do this for your sake,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Let it be known to you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 36:33 “‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “In the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited and the waste places will be built.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iniquities", "remember", "evil", "ways", "deeds", "good", "loathe", and "yourselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iniquities" and "remember", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "I will multiply the fruit of the..." into verse 32's "I don t do this for your...", so "iniquities" and "remember" 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 "iniquities" and "remember" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.