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What does Ezekiel 36:21 mean?
"But I had respect for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went."
— Ezekiel 36:21 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Therefore I poured out my wrath on them for the blood which they had poured out on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.
I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. I judged them according to their way and according to their deeds.
When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, ‘These are Yahweh’s people, and have left his land.’
But I had respect for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.
“Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I don’t do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.
I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh,” says the Lord Yahweh, “when I am proven holy in you before their eyes.
“‘“For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
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