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Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/11.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.” ’ <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “Though I had removed them far away among the nations, and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them for a little while in the countries where they had gone.”’ <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore say, &#8216Thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220Though I had removed them far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone."&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Though I had removed them far away among the nations, and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone.”’ <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Though I had removed them far away among the nations, and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone.”’ <a href="/amp/ezekiel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Though I had removed Israel far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary for them for a little while in the countries to which they had gone.”’ <a href="/csb/ezekiel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.’ <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore say: This is what the Lord GOD says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they are come. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But here is what I want you to tell the Israelites in Babylonia: It's true that I, the LORD God, have forced you out of your own country and made you live among foreign nations. But for now, I will be with you wherever you are, so that you can worship me. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they are come. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "So tell them, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, I have been their sanctuary for a little while among the countries where they've gone.' <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Now tell your fellow exiles what I am saying. I am the one who sent them to live in far-off nations and scattered them in other countries. Yet, for the time being I will be present with them in the lands where they have gone. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Therefore you are to say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says, "Although I've removed them far away to live among the nations, and although I've scattered them throughout the earth, yet I've continued to be their sanctuary, even for the short time that they will be living in the lands to which they've gone."' <a href="/msb/ezekiel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ?Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/11.htm">NET Bible</a> "Therefore say: 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: Although I have removed them far away among the nations and have dispersed them among the countries, I have been a little sanctuary for them among the lands where they have gone.' <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they have come."' <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. <a href="/web/ezekiel/11.htm">World English Bible</a> “Therefore say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet I will be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they have come.”’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> it [is] ours, the land has been given for an inheritance; therefore say, Thus said Lord YHWH: Because I put them far off among nations, "" And because I scattered them through lands, I am also for a little sanctuary to them, "" In lands to where they have gone in. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> it is ours, the land hath been given for an inheritance; therefore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because I put them afar off among nations, And because I scattered them through lands, I also am to them for a little sanctuary, In lands whither they have gone in. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: If I put them far off among the nations, and if I scattered them in the lands, and I will be to them for a little holy place in the lands where they went there.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because I have removed them far off among the Gentiles, and because I have scattered them among the countries: I will be to them a little sanctuary in the countries whither they are come. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since I have caused them to be far away, among the Gentiles, and since I have dispersed them among the lands, I will be a little sanctuary for them within the lands to which they have gone. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore say: Thus says the Lord GOD: I have indeed sent them far away among the nations, scattered them over the lands, and have been but little sanctuary for them in the lands to which they have gone. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore say: Thus says the Lord GOD: Though I removed them far away among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a little while in the countries where they have gone.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore say, Thus says the LORD God: I will cast them far off among the Gentiles, and I will scatter them among the countries, nevertheless I will be to them a little sanctuary in the countries where they have gone. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: ‘I shall drive them out among the Gentiles, and I shall scatter them in the Earth, and I shall be to them for a little sanctuary in the lands to which they went’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> therefore say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Although I have removed them far off among the nations, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet have I been to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they are come; <a href="/sep/ezekiel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore say thou, Thus saith the Lord; I will cast them off among the nations, and will disperse them into every land, yet will I be to them for a little sanctuary in the countries which they shall enter. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/11-16.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=2399" 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/11.htm">A Promise of Restoration</a> …15“Son of man, your brothers—your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ‘They are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’ 16<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ĕ·mōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">that this is what</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> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">‘Although</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: hir·ḥaq·tîm (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">I sent them far away</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: hă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯîm (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">and scattered them</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">among the countries,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: mə·‘aṭ (Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">yet for a little while</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wā·’ĕ·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">I have been</a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: lə·miq·dāš (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">a sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for them</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the countries</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">they have gone.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> 17Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’…<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/24-5.htm">Jeremiah 24:5-7</a> “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. / I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. / 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/29-4.htm">Jeremiah 29:4-7</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles who were carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: / “Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce. / Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. ... <a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Leviticus 26:44-45</a> Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God. / But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.” <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3-5</a> then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. / Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. / And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— <a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a> “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer. <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a> I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Zechariah 2:6-7</a> “Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. / “Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!” <a href="/zechariah/8-7.htm">Zechariah 8:7-8</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west. / 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="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-45</a> Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a> However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’ <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-27</a> The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. / From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. ... <a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-24</a> “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. / But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. ... <a href="/matthew/18-20.htm">Matthew 18:20</a> For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.” <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a> All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.Thus saith<a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Leviticus 26:44</a> And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.<a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3,4</a> That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee… <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12-16</a> And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign… as a<a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Psalm 31:20</a> Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.<a href="/psalms/90-1.htm">Psalm 90:1</a> A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.<a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Psalm 91:1,9</a> He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Although</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm">Little</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-25.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Although</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-27.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Little</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 11</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">The presumption of the princes</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/11-4.htm">Their sin and judgment</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel complaining, God shows him his purpose in saving a remnant</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">The glory of God leaves the city</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Ezekiel is returned to the captivity</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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: This phrase emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message. The prophet Ezekiel is acting as a mouthpiece for God, underscoring the importance of the message. This is a common prophetic formula found throughout the Old Testament, indicating that the words are not of human origin but are divinely inspired.Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries: This refers to the Babylonian exile, a pivotal event in Israel's history where the people of Judah were taken captive and dispersed. This scattering was a result of their disobedience and idolatry, fulfilling warnings given by earlier prophets. The dispersion among the nations is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen as both punishment and a means of purification.yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone: Despite the physical destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, God promises to be a spiritual sanctuary for His people even in exile. This reflects the idea that God's presence is not confined to a physical location. The concept of God as a sanctuary foreshadows the New Testament understanding of believers' bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>). It also points to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who provides a spiritual sanctuary for believers. The phrase "for a little while" suggests a temporary situation, hinting at future restoration and return to the land, aligning with prophecies of return and renewal found in other parts of Ezekiel and the prophetic books.<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/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a> The Israelites who have been taken captive and scattered among various nations due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The primary location of the Israelite exile, representing both a place of punishment and a place where God continues to work with His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign deity who speaks through Ezekiel, emphasizing His control over the events and His continued presence with His people. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sanctuary.htm">Sanctuary</a> A term used to describe God's presence and protection, even when the physical temple in Jerusalem is inaccessible to the exiles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_exile.htm">God's Sovereignty in Exile</a> Even in judgment, God remains in control. The scattering of the Israelites was part of His divine plan, and He uses it to refine and teach His people. <a href="/topical/g/god_as_a_sanctuary.htm">God as a Sanctuary</a> God's presence is not confined to a physical location. He is a sanctuary for His people wherever they are, offering protection, comfort, and guidance. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a> Despite the circumstances, God promises restoration and hope. Believers can trust in His faithfulness and look forward to His ultimate redemption. <a href="/topical/l/living_faithfully_in_exile.htm">Living Faithfully in Exile</a> Like the exiles, Christians are called to live faithfully in a world that is not their home, seeking the welfare of their communities while maintaining their distinct identity in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 11</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_9_symbolic,_not_literal.htm">Could Ezekiel 9 be interpreted as a purely symbolic vision rather than a literal event, and if so, why include graphic details?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_12_22-25_predict_quick_judgment.htm">Why does Ezekiel 12:22–25 predict immediate judgment when other biblical prophecies suggest a different timeline for Israel’s punishment? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_11_16_align_with_evidence.htm">In Ezekiel 11:16, how can the claimed scattering be reconciled with the limited archaeological and historical evidence for a mass dispersion at that specific time?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Therefore say.--These words, again repeated in <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm" title="Therefore say, Thus said the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.">Ezekiel 11:17</a>, refer to what the people of Jerusalem had said in <a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm" title="Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, the men of your kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: to us is this land given in possession.">Ezekiel 11:15</a>. Their saying these things was a reason, not for what God would do, but for His declaring His merciful purpose beforehand.As a little sanctuary.--Rather, as a sanctuary for a little. The original word is to be taken as an adverb rather than an adjective, and in itself may refer either to time or to amount: either a sanctuary for a little time, or a sanctuary in some degree. The connection points to the former as the true sense; for a little while, during the term of their captivity, God's presence with them spiritually would be instead of the outward symbolical presence in His Temple. The contrast is striking. God has already said that he would abandon the Temple, and give up Jerusalem to destruction, and cast out its people; but now to the exiles, scattered among the heathen, He would Himself be for a sanctuary.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Yet will I be unto them as a little sanctuary; better, with the Revised Version, a little while, as marking that the state described was transient and provisional. For a time, Ezekiel and the exiles were to find the presence of Jehovah manifested as in the vision of Chebar (<a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4-28</a>), or felt spiritually, and this would make the spot where they found themselves as fully a holy place as the temple had been. There also they would have a "house of God." But this was not to be their permanent lot. There was to be a restoration to "the land of Israel" (ver. 17; <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21</a>), to the visible sanctuary, to a second temple no longer desecrated by the pollutions that had defiled the first. As with all such prophecies, the words had "springing and germinant accomplishments." In <a href="/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40-48</a>, we have Ezekiel's ideal vision of their fulfilment. A literal but incomplete fulfilment is formed in the work of restoration achieved by Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, and the hopes then cherished by Haggai and Zechariah. A more complete but less literal fulfilment appears in the Church of Christ as the true Israel of God (<a href="/galatians/6-16.htm">Galatians 6:16</a>), and in the Jerusalem which is above (<a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26</a>). In the fact that in the seer's vision of that heavenly city there is no temple, but the presence of "the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb" <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22</a>), we find the crowning development of Ezekiel's thought. Intermediate expansions are found (1) in the gradual substitution of the synagogue for the temple in the religious life of Israel; (2) in our Lord's words to the woman of Samaria (<a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-24</a>); and (3) in his promise that where two or three are gathered together in his Name, there he would be in the midst of them (<a href="/matthew/18-20.htm">Matthew 18:20</a>). The thought that it is the presence of Jehovah that makes the sanctuary, not the sanctuary that secures the presence, Ezekiel may have learnt from the fate of Shiloh (<a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Psalm 78:60</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore לָכֵ֣ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus declare אֱמֹ֗ר (’ĕ·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say that this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהוִה֒ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says: אָמַר֮ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Although כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I sent them far away הִרְחַקְתִּים֙ (hir·ḥaq·tîm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> To be or become far or distant among the nations בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם (bag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and scattered הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖ים (hă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯîm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> To be dispersed or scattered them among the countries, בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת (bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land yet for a little while מְעַ֔ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> A little, fewness, a few I have been וָאֱהִ֤י (wā·’ĕ·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a sanctuary לְמִקְדָּ֣שׁ (lə·miq·dāš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum for them לָהֶם֙ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> in the countries בָּאֲרָצ֖וֹת (bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land to which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they have gone.’ בָּ֥אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/11-16.htm">Ezekiel 11:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-16.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 11:16 Therefore say Thus says the Lord Yahweh: (Ezek. 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