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Ezekiel 36:27

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 36:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them.
Ezekiel 36:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 36

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
25And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
27And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them.
28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
29And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine upon you.
30And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye may receive no more the reproach of famine among the nations.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will put my Spirit within you, &c.] My Holy Spirit, as the Targum; the Spirit of holiness; the author of internal sanctification, of the new heart and spirit, and of the fleshy one before mentioned; and through whose grace and strength the saints do what is after said they shall do: and cause you to walk in my statutes: men are first made alive by the Spirit of God, and have spiritual strength put into them, who of themselves can do nothing; by means of which they are enabled to walk in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, and to continue in the observation of them; which walking in them supposes: and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them; being constrained by the love of…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“my spirit-- (Eze 11:19; Jer 32:39). The partial reformation at the return from Babylon (Ezr 10:6, &c.; Neh. 8:1-9:38) was an earnest of the full renewal hereafter under Messiah.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“My spirit - The holy spirit of God, which is given to, and dwelleth in all true believers. And cause you - Sweetly, powerfully, yet without compulsion; for our spirits, framed by God's spirit to a disposition suitable to his holiness, readily concurs. Ye shall keep - Be willing; and able to keep the judgments, and to walk in the statutes of God, which is, to live in all holiness. Ezekiel 36:28”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“36:27-28 The Spirit of God would create life and light out of darkness and chaos (cp. Gen 1:2), producing an entirely new ability to follow God’s decrees and . . . regulations. In the past, the Spirit of God had empowered people for specific tasks of service to the Lord (see Judg 3:10; 1 Sam 16:13). In the future, a more widespread empowerment by God’s Spirit would enable his people to lead holy lives (see Joel 2:28-29). This renewed people would again live in Israel and make it fit for God’s presence to dwell among them once again.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I will: Eze 37:14, Eze 39:29; Pro 1:23; Isa 44:3, Isa 44:4, Isa 59:21; Joe 2:28, Joe 2:29; Zac 12:10; Luk 11:13; Rom 8:9, Rom 8:14-16; Co1 3:16; Gal 5:5, Gal 5:22, Gal 5:23; Eph 1:13, Eph 1:14; Th2 2:13; Tit 3:3-6; Pe1 1:2, Pe1 1:22; Jo1 3:24 cause: Eze 37:24; Jer 31:33; Gal 5:16; Col 2:6; Phi 2:12, Phi 2:13; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 13:21; Jo1 1:6, Jo1 1:7; Jo2 1:6 Ezekiel 36:28”
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