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And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

And I will sanctify {H6942} my great {H1419} name {H8034}, which was profaned {H2490} among the heathen {H1471}, which ye have profaned {H2490} in the midst {H8432} of them; and the heathen {H1471} shall know {H3045} that I am the LORD {H3068}, saith {H5002} the Lord {H136} GOD {H3069}, when I shall be sanctified {H6942} in you before their eyes {H5869}.

I will set apart my great name to be regarded as holy, since it has been profaned in the nations - you profaned it among them. The nations will know that I am ADONAI,' says Adonai ELOHIM, 'when, before their eyes, I am set apart through you to be regarded as holy.

I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.

And I will sanctify my great name, which hath been profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am Jehovah, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

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Cross-References

  • Ezekiel 20:41 (6 votes)

    I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

  • Ezekiel 39:7 (5 votes)

    So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not [let them] pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

  • Isaiah 5:16 (5 votes)

    But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

  • 1 Peter 2:9 (4 votes)

    But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  • Ezekiel 39:28 (4 votes)

    Then shall they know that I [am] the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.

  • Psalms 46:10 (4 votes)

    Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

  • Psalms 126:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.