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Ezekiel 11:20 so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
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They will be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />so they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that they may walk in My statutes, and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances, and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that they will follow my statutes, keep my ordinances, and practice them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and all my laws and teachings. You will be my people, and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then they will live by my laws and obey my rules. They will be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then they will keep my laws and faithfully obey all my commands. They will be my people, and I will be their God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When they live by my statutes and keep my ordinances by observing them, then they'll be my people and I will be their God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />so that they may follow my statutes and observe my regulations and carry them out. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />So that they walk in My statutes, "" And keep My judgments, and have done them, "" And they have been to Me for a people, "" And I am to them for God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> So that in My statutes they walk, And My judgments they keep, and have done them, And they have been to me for a people, And I am to them for God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />That they shall walk in my laws, and they shall watch my judgments and do them, and they were to me for a people and I shall be to them for God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That they may walk in my commandments, and keep my judgments, and do them: and that they may be my people, and I may be their God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />So may they may walk in my precepts, and observe my judgments, and accomplish them. And so may they be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />so that they walk according to my statutes, taking care to keep my ordinances. Thus they will be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />so that they may follow my statutes and keep my ordinances and obey them. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That they may walk in my commandments and keep my ordinances and do them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall walk in my commandments, and they shall keep my judgments and they shall do them, and they shall be to me a people, and I shall be God to them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that they may walk in My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances, and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />that they may walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2451" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/11.htm">A Promise of Restoration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yê·lê·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">they may follow</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: bə·ḥuq·qō·ṯay (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">My statutes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: yiš·mə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Judgment. ">My ordinances,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and practice them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Then they will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">My</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘ām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ’eh·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">their</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16</a></span><br />“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm">Jeremiah 32:39-40</a></span><br />I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. / I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-4.htm">Romans 8:4</a></span><br />so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a></span><br />It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a></span><br />I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-3</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. / They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a></span><br />If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a></span><br />We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-6.htm">Romans 7:6</a></span><br />But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16</a></span><br />So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-25.htm">Galatians 5:25</a></span><br />Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.</p><p class="hdg">they may</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Ezekiel 11:12</a></b></br> And ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that <i>are</i> round about you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-45.htm">Psalm 105:45</a></b></br> That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-4.htm">Psalm 119:4,5,32</a></b></br> Thou hast commanded <i>us</i> to keep thy precepts diligently… </p><p class="hdg">and they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11</a></b></br> That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28</a></b></br> And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-27.htm">Ezekiel 37:27</a></b></br> My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-4.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-18.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-9.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-9.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-9.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-16.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/daniel/7-27.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-11.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-9.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-9.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-9.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">The presumption of the princes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-4.htm">Their sin and judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel complaining, God shows him his purpose in saving a remnant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">The glory of God leaves the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Ezekiel is returned to the captivity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>so that they may follow My statutes</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's laws. In the context of Ezekiel, the Israelites were in exile due to their disobedience. The statutes refer to the divine laws given to Israel, which are foundational to the covenant relationship between God and His people. This echoes the covenant language found in <a href="/deuteronomy/4.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1</a>, where Moses instructs the Israelites to follow God's decrees to live and take possession of the land. The statutes are not merely legalistic requirements but are intended to guide the people in a life that reflects God's holiness and righteousness.<p><b>keep My ordinances</b><br>Ordinances are specific decrees or commands that God has established. In the historical context, these would include the ceremonial, civil, and moral laws given to Israel. Keeping these ordinances was a sign of faithfulness and commitment to God. This phrase highlights the continuity of God's expectations for His people, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/18-4.htm">Leviticus 18:4-5</a>, where God commands the Israelites to keep His statutes and ordinances to live by them. The emphasis on keeping ordinances underscores the relational aspect of the covenant, where obedience is a response to God's grace and love.<p><b>and practice them</b><br>Practicing God's laws involves not just understanding or acknowledging them but actively living them out. This phrase calls for a holistic application of God's commands in daily life. It reflects the biblical principle that faith without works is dead, as stated in <a href="/james/2-26.htm">James 2:26</a>. The practice of God's laws is a demonstration of genuine faith and commitment. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, this would involve integrating God's commands into every aspect of life, from worship to social justice, reflecting God's character to the surrounding nations.<p><b>Then they will be My people</b><br>This phrase signifies the restoration of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Being God's people is a central theme throughout the Bible, beginning with God's promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a>. It indicates a special status and identity, chosen and set apart for God's purposes. In Ezekiel's context, this promise offers hope to the exiled Israelites that they will be restored to their land and relationship with God. It also foreshadows the New Covenant, where believers in Christ are grafted into God's people, as seen in <a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a>.<p><b>and I will be their God</b><br>This is the ultimate promise of the covenant, where God commits to being the protector, provider, and guide for His people. It reflects the intimate relationship God desires with His creation, as seen in the repeated covenant formula throughout the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>). This promise finds its fulfillment in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who reconciles humanity to God, making it possible for believers to have a personal relationship with Him. <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a> echoes this promise, where God dwells with His people in the new creation, signifying the consummation of His redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites, often involving visions and symbolic acts.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, who are in exile due to their disobedience to God. They are the primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, representing both physical and spiritual separation from their homeland and God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in the passage, expressing His desire for a covenant relationship with His people, characterized by obedience and faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that symbolizes the heart of Israel's spiritual life, which has been corrupted by idolatry and disobedience, leading to God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>God desires a deep, personal relationship with His people, characterized by mutual commitment. This relationship is not just about following rules but involves a transformation of the heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_a_response.htm">Obedience as a Response</a></b><br>Obedience to God's statutes and ordinances is a response to His love and grace. It is not about legalism but about living in a way that honors the covenant relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_transformation.htm">Heart Transformation</a></b><br>True obedience comes from a transformed heart. God promises to change our hearts so that we can follow Him more closely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_as_god's_people.htm">Identity as God's People</a></b><br>Being God's people is both a privilege and a responsibility. It involves living in a way that reflects His character to the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>Even in times of judgment and exile, God offers hope for restoration and renewal. His promises are sure, and He is faithful to bring His people back to Himself.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_ezekiel_11_12_and_2_chron._30_conflict.htm">Ezekiel 11:12 condemns the people for not following God's statutes, yet other texts (e.g., 2 Chronicles 30) depict reforms and observance--do these accounts conflict, and if so, how?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_20_25_align_with_god's_justice.htm">Ezekiel 20:25 mentions God giving Israel 'statutes that were not good'; how does this align with the concept of a just and unchanging God elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_gal._3_10_align_with_ot_law.htm">How does Galatians 3:10 align with Old Testament teachings that emphasize the fullness of the Law as God's command, not a curse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That they may walk in my statutes,</span> etc. Out of the new spirit there was to grow the new life - a life of righteousness and obedience, as in worship, so also in the acts of man's daily life and his dealings with his neighbours. So, and not otherwise, could the actual relation of Jehovah correspond to the ideal, as it had been declared of old (<a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/12-22.htm">1 Samuel 12:22</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/7-23.htm">2 Samuel 7:23</a>). This, for Ezekiel, was the crowning blessedness of all, as it had been that of earlier and contemporary prophets (<a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7</a>). To that thought he returns again and again, as to the anchor of his hope (<a href="/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-14.htm">Ezekiel 27:14</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Ezekiel 37:23, 27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֙עַן֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they may follow</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵלֵ֔כוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·lê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My statutes,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֻקֹּתַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥuq·qō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed, an enactment, statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">keep</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁמְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My ordinances,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and practice them.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשׂ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then they will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֕י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’eh·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their God.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/11-20.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 11:20 That they may walk in my statutes (Ezek. 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