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They will be my people, and I will be their God, declares the Sovereign LORD.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> In this way, the people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!’” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, nor defile themselves anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be my people and I may be their God, declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.’” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/14.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/14.htm">New King James Version</a> that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me, nor be profaned anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be My people and I may be their God,” says the Lord GOD.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their offenses. So they will be My people, and I shall be their God,”’ declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Thus they will be My people, and I shall be their God,"&#8217 declares the Lord GOD.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Thus they will be My people, and I shall be their God,”’ declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> in order that the house of Israel may no longer wander from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Thus they will be My people, and I shall be their God,”’ declares Lord Yahweh.” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> so that the house of Israel may no longer drift away from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions, but they will be My people, and I will be their God,”’ says the Lord GOD.” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from following me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be my people and I will be their God. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from following Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God.&#8221 This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord Jehovah. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will do this, so that you will come back to me and stop destroying yourselves with these disgusting sins. So turn back to me! Then I will be your God, and you will be my people. I, the LORD God, make this promise. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the people of Israel will no longer wander away from me. They will no longer dishonor me with all their sins. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God, declares the Almighty LORD.'" <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will do this to keep the Israelites from deserting me and defiling themselves by their sins. They are to be my people, and I will be their God." The Sovereign LORD has spoken. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Israel's house won't wander away from me again, nor will they defile themselves again with all their transgressions. They'll become my people and I'll be their God," declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.?? <a href="/net/ezekiel/14.htm">NET Bible</a> so that the house of Israel will no longer go astray from me, nor continue to defile themselves by all their sins. They will be my people and I will be their God, declares the sovereign LORD.'" <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God," says the Lord GOD.'" <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That the house of Israel may no more go 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/14.htm">World English Bible</a> that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God,” says the Lord Yahweh.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> so that the house of Israel does not wander from after Me anymore, nor are they defiled with all their transgressions anymore, and they have been to Me for a people, and I am to them for God—a declaration of Lord YHWH.” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> so that the house of Israel do not wander any more from after Me, nor are defiled any more with all their transgressions, and they have been to Me for a people, and I am to them for God -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> So that the house of Israel shall no more wander from after me, and they shall no more be defiled with all their transgressions; and they were to me for a people, and I will be to them for God, says the Lord Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, nor be polluted with all their transgressions: but may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord of hosts. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So may the house of Israel no longer go astray from me, nor be polluted by all their transgressions. Instead, may they be my people, and may I be their God, says the Lord of hosts.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/14.htm">New American Bible</a> so that the house of Israel may no longer stray from me, no longer defile themselves by all their sins. Then they shall be my people, and I shall be their God—oracle of the Lord GOD. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> so that the house of Israel may no longer go astray from me, nor defile themselves any more with all their transgressions. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their God, says the Lord GOD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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, says the LORD God. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And those of the house of Israel will not stray again from me, and they shall not be defiled again in all their evil, but they shall be to me a people, and I shall be to them God, says THE LORD OF LORDS<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> that the house of Israel may go no more astray from Me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be My people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, and that they may no more defile themselves with any of their transgressions: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God, saith the Lord. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3221" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Idolatrous Elders Condemned</a> …10They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet— 11<a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">in order that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">may no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: yiṯ·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">stray</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: mê·’a·ḥă·ray (Prep-m:: 1cs) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">from Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·ṭam·mə·’ū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">defile themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">their transgressions.</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> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD.’”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7</a> I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “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. <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a> 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. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a> And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. <a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm">Jeremiah 32:38</a> They will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Zechariah 8:8</a> I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.” <a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Deuteronomy 29:18-20</a> Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit, / because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. / The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven <a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a> As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a> And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’” <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/jeremiah/3-17.htm">Jeremiah 3:17</a> At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. <a href="/1_john/3-24.htm">1 John 3:24</a> Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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, said the Lord GOD.the house<a href="/ezekiel/34-10.htm">Ezekiel 34:10</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.<a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Ezekiel 44:10,15</a> And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity… <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Ezekiel 48:11</a> It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.neither<a href="/ezekiel/11-18.htm">Ezekiel 11:18-20</a> And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence… <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-29</a> Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you… <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Ezekiel 37:23</a> Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.that they<a href="/ezekiel/34-30.htm">Ezekiel 34:30</a> Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28</a> 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.<a href="/ezekiel/37-27.htm">Ezekiel 37:27</a> My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/13-16.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-30.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-16.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-23.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-5.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Stray</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-22.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-22.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Wandering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-63.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Stray</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-22.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-36.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Wandering</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 14</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/14-1.htm">God answers idolaters according to their own heart</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">They are exhorted to repent, for fear of judgments, by means of seduced prophets</a> 12. <a href="/ezekiel/14-12.htm">God's irrevocable sentence of famine</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">of wild beasts</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/14-17.htm">of the sword</a> 19. <a href="/ezekiel/14-19.htm">and of pestilence</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/14-22.htm">A remnant shall be reserved for example of others</a> </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'; 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Historically, Israel often strayed by adopting the idolatrous practices of surrounding nations, which led to their spiritual and physical downfall. The prophets frequently called Israel to repentance, emphasizing the covenant relationship established at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). The imagery of straying is akin to a sheep wandering from its shepherd, a theme echoed in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a> and later in Jesus' parable of the lost sheep (<a href="/luke/15-3.htm">Luke 15:3-7</a>).and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions Defilement here refers to the spiritual impurity resulting from sin, particularly idolatry, which was rampant in Israel. The Law given through Moses outlined specific practices that would defile the people, and the prophets, including Ezekiel, called for purification and repentance (<a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a>). This defilement is not just ritual but moral, affecting the nation's relationship with God. The New Testament continues this theme, urging believers to live holy lives (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).Then they will be My people and I will be their God This covenantal language is central to the relationship between God and Israel, first articulated in <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> with Abraham and reiterated throughout the Old Testament. It signifies a mutual commitment: God as protector and provider, and Israel as a nation set apart for His purposes. This promise finds its ultimate fulfillment in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, where believers are grafted into this relationship (<a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a>), and <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a> envisions its complete realization.declares the Lord GOD.’” The use of "declares the Lord GOD" underscores the authority and certainty of the message. In Hebrew, "Adonai Yahweh" emphasizes both the sovereignty and the personal nature of God. This declaration is a divine assurance that God's purposes will be accomplished, reflecting His unchanging nature and faithfulness (<a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6</a>). It serves as a reminder that the words of the prophets are not merely human opinions but divinely inspired truths.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites, often involving visions and symbolic acts. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> Refers to the collective people of Israel, who are in a covenant relationship with God but have strayed due to idolatry and sin. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when the Israelites were taken captive to Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies and a time of significant spiritual reflection and transformation for the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD (Yahweh Elohim)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His authority and relationship with Israel as their sovereign and divine protector. 5. <a href="/topical/t/transgressions.htm">Transgressions</a> The sins and acts of rebellion against God's commandments, particularly idolatry, which led to the Israelites' estrangement from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> God desires a faithful relationship with His people, where they recognize Him as their sole deity and live according to His commandments. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The path to restoration involves turning away from sin and idolatry, aligning oneself with God's will, and embracing His forgiveness. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_god.htm">Identity in God</a> Believers are called to find their identity in being God's people, which involves living in a way that reflects His holiness and love. <a href="/topical/d/divine_ownership.htm">Divine Ownership</a> Acknowledging God as our God means submitting to His authority and recognizing His rightful place in our lives. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a> As God's people, we are called to live distinctively, avoiding the defilement of sin and striving for holiness in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 14</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_israel.htm">What does the Bible say about Israel in End Times?</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_34__judgment_inconsistencies.htm">Ezekiel 34 - Are there any inconsistencies with other prophetic books about how judgment is executed and who is held accountable?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_biblical_reasons_for_divorce.htm">What does executing great judgment mean in Ezekiel 25:11?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_eagles.htm">What is the biblical perspective on eagles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) May go no more astray.--Here is given the object of all the previous severity of judgment--that Israel may be brought to a true repentance and be reunited in communion with God.The prophet is now directed, in a distinct communication, to meet the thought which was evidently in the minds of the people, that Jerusalem would yet be spared for the sake of the righteous dwelling therein, as had been promised to Abraham even in the case of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/context/genesis/18-23.htm" title="And Abraham drew near, and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked?">Genesis 18:23-32</a>). The course of thought is this: If any land should sin as grievously as Israel had done, and God should send a judgment, it would not be spared, though Noah, Daniel and Job were in it. This is repeated in connection with each one of four successively mentioned judgments; and then the climax is reached, that much less can Jerusalem be spared when all these judgments are combined together. In the end, the justice of the Divine dealings shall be acknowledged.A few years earlier, Jeremiah (Jeremiah 14, 15) had uttered a very similar prophecy in connection with the denunciation of false prophets (<a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm" title="Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say to them, You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.">Jeremiah 14:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-15.htm" title="Therefore thus said the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.">Jeremiah 14:15</a>) in which not only he himself is forbidden to intercede for the people <a href="/jeremiah/14-11.htm" title="Then said the LORD to me, Pray not for this people for their good.">Jeremiah 14:11</a>), but it is said (<a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm" title="Then said the LORD to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.">Jeremiah 15:1</a>) that the presence of Moses and Samuel would be unavailing. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - The words come as a gleam of light through the darkness. A restored nation, walking in the truth, the true people of God, - this lies beyond the mystery of the evil which is allowed, or even made, to work itself out to the bitter end. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>in order that לְ֠מַעַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent the house בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc may no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer ע֤וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more stray יִתְע֨וּ (yiṯ·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> To vacillate, reel, stray from Me מֵאַֽחֲרַ֔י (mê·’a·ḥă·ray) Preposition-m | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part and no וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more defile themselves יִטַּמְּא֥וּ (yiṭ·ṭam·mə·’ū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> To be or become unclean with all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every their transgressions. פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑ם (piš·‘ê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> Transgression Then they will be וְהָ֥יוּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be My people לְעָ֗ם (lə·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and I וַֽאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will be אֶהְיֶ֤ה (’eh·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be their God, לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative declares נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD.’” יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Ezekiel 14:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-11.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 14:11 That the house of Israel may go (Ezek. 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