7sn These verbs occur together in Gen 1:22, 28; 9:1.
8tnHeb “your beginning.”
9tnHeb “cause you to hear.”
10tc The MT reads תַכְשִׁלִי (takhshiliy), a metathesis for תַשְׁכִלִי (tashkhiliy) from the root שָׁכַל (shakhal) which is used in each of the previous verses.
11tnHeb “way.”
12sn See Ezek 7:8; 9:8; 14:19; 20:8, 13, 21; 22:22; 30:15.
13sn For the concept of defiling the land in legal literature, see Lev 18:28; Deut 21:23.
14tnHeb “name.”
15sn In Ezek 20:22 God refrained from punishment for the sake of his holy name. Here God’s reputation is the basis for Israel’s restoration.
16tn Or “sanctify,” Heb “make holy.”
17sn The Lord here uses a metaphor from the realm of ritual purification. For the use of water in ritual cleansing, see Exod 30:19-20; Lev 14:51; Num 19:18; Heb 10:22.
18sn That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is stubborn and unresponsive (see 1 Sam 25:37). In Rabbinic literature a “stone” was associated with an evil inclination (b. Sukkah 52a).
19sn That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is responsive and obedient to God.
20tn Or “in the midst of you.” The word “you” is plural.
21tnHeb “and I will do that which in my statutes you will walk.” The awkward syntax (verb “to do, act” + accusative sign + relative clause + prepositional phrase + second person verb) is unique, though Eccl 3:14 contains a similar construction. In the last line of that verse we read that “God acts so that (relative pronoun) they fear before him.” However, unlike Ezek 36:27, the statement has no accusative sign before the relative pronoun.
22tnHeb “and my laws you will guard and you will do them.” Jer 31:31-34 is parallel to this passage.
23sn This promise reflects the ancient covenantal ideal (see Exod 6:7).
24tnHeb “ways.”
25tnHeb “Let it be known.”
26tn The Niphal verb may have a tolerative function here, “Again (for) this I will allow myself to be sought by the house of Israel to act for them.” Or it may be reflexive: “I will reveal myself to the house of Israel by doing this also.”
27snHeb “I will multiply them like sheep, human(s).”
28map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.