Ezekiel 36:23

“And I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations will know that I am YHWH, declares Adonai YHWH, when I am sanctified in you before their eyes.”

Ezekiel 36:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 36:23, word by word

And I will sanctifyקִדַּשְׁתִּיkidashti

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

Where else “kidashti” appears
my greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gadol” appears
nameשְׁמִshemi

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shemi” appears
which has been profanedמְחֻלָּלmechulal

profane

To treat what is holy as common.

Where else “mechulal” appears
among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
in their midstתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “tocha” appears
will knowיָדְעוּyadu

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

Where else “yadu” appears
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
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
before their eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears

The context

22Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Not for your sake am I doing it, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.

23 · This verse (above)

24And I will take you from the nations, and gather you from all the lands, and bring you into your ground.

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