Ezekiel 36:20

“And they came to the nations where they went, and they profaned my holy name, when it was said of them, ‘These are the people of YHWH, and from his land they have gone out.’”

Ezekiel 36:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 36:20, word by word

And they cameיָּבוֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears
to the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
and they profanedיְחַלְּלוּyechallu

profane

To treat what is holy as common.

Where else “yechallu” appears
my holyקָדְשִׁkadshi

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kadshi” appears
nameשֵׁםshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

Where else “shem” appears
when it was saidאֱמֹרemor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “emor” appears
the peopleעַםam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
and from his landאַרְצarts

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arts” appears
they have gone out.’יָצָאוּyatsau

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsau” appears

The context

19And I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the lands; according to their way and according to their deeds I judged them.

20 · This verse (above)

21And I had pity on my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they went.

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