And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB You will be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.”’”
- BSB And when you have defiled yourself in the eyes of the nations, then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
- NKJV You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
- NASB Then you will defile yourself in the sight of the nations, and you will know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
- NLT And when I have been dishonored among the nations because of you, you will know that I am the Lord.”
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Quick answer
Jerusalem will be profaned in the sight of the nations, and through this they will know that He is Yahweh. God's judgment reveals His identity and holiness.
Overview
The city that profaned God's holy things is herself made profane before the watching world. The recurring refrain 'you shall know that I am Yahweh' shows that even judgment displays God's glory and truth. God's holiness is vindicated when sin is finally dealt with, whether in judgment or, for the redeemed, at the cross.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ezek 6:7And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
- Ps 83:18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
- Ezek 7:24Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
- Dan 4:32–35And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
- Ezek 25:3And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
- Isa 43:28Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
- Isa 47:6I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
- Ps 9:16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- Exod 8:22And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
- Ezek 39:6–7And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
- Isa 37:20Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
- Ezek 39:28Then 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.
- Dan 4:25That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
- 1 Kgs 20:13And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
- 1 Kgs 20:28And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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