Ezekiel 36:22
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 36 connects to 8 cross-references. Oracles for the mountains of Israel: the shame they bore before the nations will end. God will act not for Israel's sake but for the sake of his holy name profaned among the nations. The promise of new creation: God …
Other Translations
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I do not this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, whither ye went.
Therefore, say to the house of Israel, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Not for your sake am I working, O house of Israel, But--for My holy name, That ye have polluted among nations whither ye have gone in.
For this cause say to the children of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: I am doing this, not because of you, O children of Israel, but because of my holy name, which you have made unclean among the nations wherever you went.
Cross References
Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that …
Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for …
But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, …
The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any …
Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord God, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded …
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy …
Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.