Ezekiel 20:9
But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.Ezekiel 20:9 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — હઝકિયેલ ૨૦:૯
- પણ મિસર દેશમાંથી તેઓને બહાર કાઢી લાવતાં, પ્રજાઓના દેખતાં તથા જેઓ તેમની સાથે રહેતા હતા તેઓની નજરમાં તેને લાંછન લાગે એવું મેં મારા નામની ખાતર કર્યું નહિ.
- हिन्दी — यहेजकेल २०:९
- तो भी मैंने अपने नाम के निमित्त ऐसा किया कि जिनके बीच वे थे, और जिनके देखते हुए मैंने उनको मिस्र देश से निकलने के लिये अपने को उन पर प्रगट किया था उन जातियों के सामने वे अपवित्र न ठहरे।
In context
7I said to them, ‘Each of you throw away the abominations of his eyes. Don’t defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
8“‘“But they rebelled against me and wouldn’t listen to me. They didn’t all throw away the abominations of their eyes. They also didn’t forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt.
9But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
10So I caused them to go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.
11I gave them my statutes and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he will live in them.
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