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What does Ezekiel 36:23 mean?

"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."

— Ezekiel 36:23 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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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.’

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But I had respect for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.

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“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.

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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.

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“‘“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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I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols.

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I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.

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