Ezekiel 36:23

36:23 I will magnify ¹  my great name that has been profaned among the nations, that you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the sovereign Lord, when I magnify myself among you in their sight.

Ezekiel 36:36

36:36 Then the nations which remain around you will know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken – and I will do it!’

Ezekiel 38:23

38:23 I will exalt and magnify myself; I will reveal myself before many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’

Ezekiel 39:7

39:7 “‘I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. ² 

Ezekiel 39:23

39:23 The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile due to their iniquity, ³  for they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies; all of them died by the sword.

Psalms 79:10

79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants

be avenged among the nations! ⁴ 

Psalms 102:15

102:15 The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord, ⁵ 

and all the kings of the earth will respect ⁶  his splendor,

Psalms 126:2

126:2 At that time we laughed loudly

and shouted for joy. ⁷ 

At that time the nations said, ⁸ 

“The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”

Romans 11:15

11:15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

[36:23]  ¹ tn Or “sanctify,” Heb “make holy.”

[39:7]  ² sn The basic sense of the word “holy” is “set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique.” The Lord’s holiness is first and foremost his transcendent sovereignty as the ruler of the world. He is “set apart” from the world over which he rules. At the same time his holiness encompasses his moral authority, which derives from his royal position. As king he has the right to dictate to his subjects how they are to live; indeed his very own character sets the standard for proper behavior. This expression is a common title for the Lord in the book of Isaiah.

[39:23]  ³ tn Or “in their punishment.” The phrase “in/for [a person’s] iniquity/punishment” occurs fourteen times in Ezekiel: here; 3:18, 19; 4:17; 7:13, 16; 18: 17, 18, 19, 20; 24:23; 33:6, 8, 9. The Hebrew word for “iniquity” may also mean the “punishment” for iniquity or “guilt” of iniquity.

[79:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “may it be known among the nations, to our eyes, the vengeance of the shed blood of your servants.”

[102:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “will fear the name of the Lord.” To “fear” God’s name means to have a healthy respect for his revealed reputation which in turn motivates one to obey God’s commands (see Ps 86:11).

[102:15]  ⁶ tn The verb “will fear” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).

[126:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout.”

[126:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “they said among the nations.”