Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”
Parallel translations
- WEB The nations shall know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary shall be among them forever more.
- KJV And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
- NKJV The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”
- NASB And the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever.” ’ ”
- NLT And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the Lord, who makes Israel holy.”
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Quick answer
The nations will know that Yahweh sanctifies Israel when His sanctuary is among them forever. God's presence among His people is His witness to the world.
Overview
When God's sanctuary dwells permanently among His people, the nations will recognize Him as the One who makes Israel holy. God's sanctifying presence testifies to His lordship. This points to the church as God's holy temple and to the day when God's glory fills the new creation.
Cross-references & the web
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- John 17:17–19Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
- Ezek 20:12I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Exod 31:13“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
- 1 Cor 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Eph 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- 1 Th 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Lev 21:8You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
- Ezek 36:23I 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.
- Lev 20:8And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
- Ezek 39:7So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
- Ps 102:15So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
- Ezek 36:36Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.
- Rom 11:15For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
- Ps 79:10Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.
- Ps 126:2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
- Ezek 38:23I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
- Ezek 39:23And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.
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