Ezekiel 36:27
New International Version
And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

New Living Translation
And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

English Standard Version
And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.

Berean Standard Bible
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

King James Bible
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

New King James Version
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

New American Standard Bible
And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances.

NASB 1995
“I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.

NASB 1977
“And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.

Legacy Standard Bible
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to do My judgments.

Amplified Bible
I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.

Christian Standard Bible
I will place my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will place My Spirit within you and cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe My ordinances.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
because I will put my Spirit in you and make you eager to obey my laws and teachings.

English Revised Version
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will put my Spirit in you. I will enable you to live by my laws, and you will obey my rules.

Good News Translation
I will put my spirit in you and will see to it that you follow my laws and keep all the commands I have given you.

International Standard Version
I'll place my spirit within you, empowering you to live according to my regulations and to keep my just decrees.

Majority Standard Bible
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

NET Bible
I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.

New Heart English Bible
I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and you shall keep my ordinances, and do them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

World English Bible
I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I give My Spirit in your midst, "" And I have done this, so that you walk in My statutes, "" And you keep My judgments, and have done them.

Young's Literal Translation
And My Spirit I give in your midst, And I have done this, so that in My statutes ye walk, And My judgments ye keep, and have done them.

Smith's Literal Translation
And my spirit I will, give in the midst of you, and I made that ye shall go in my laws, and my judgments shall ye watch and do.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will put my spirit in the midst of you: and I will cause you to walk in my commandments, and to keep my judgments, and do them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will place my Spirit in your midst. And I will act so that you may walk in my precepts and keep my judgments, and so that you may fulfill them.

New American Bible
I will put my spirit within you so that you walk in my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep them.

New Revised Standard Version
I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my commandments, and you shall keep my judgments and do them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall put my Spirit within you, and I shall cause you to walk in my commandments, and you shall keep my judgments, and you shall do them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will put my Spirit in you, and will cause you to walk in mine ordinances, and to keep my judgments, and do them.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A New Heart and Spirit
26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. 28Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Joel 2:28-29
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

Romans 8:9
You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

Galatians 5:16-18
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. / But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

John 14:17
the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

John 16:13
However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

Romans 8:4
so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.

Romans 8:11
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.


Treasury of Scripture

And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and you shall keep my judgments, and do them.

I will

Ezekiel 37:14
And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 39:29
Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Proverbs 1:23
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

cause

Ezekiel 27:24
These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.

Jeremiah 31:33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Galatians 5:16
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

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16. Israel was rejected for their sin
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And I will put My Spirit within you
This phrase is a profound promise of divine indwelling. The Hebrew word for "Spirit" is "רוּחַ" (ruach), which can mean breath, wind, or spirit. In the context of Ezekiel, it signifies the Holy Spirit, God's own presence and power. This promise marks a pivotal shift from the Old Covenant, where the Spirit was given selectively, to a New Covenant reality where God's Spirit would reside within all believers. This indwelling is not just a temporary empowerment but a permanent transformation, enabling believers to live in accordance with God's will. Historically, this prophecy points forward to the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit was poured out on all believers, fulfilling this promise.

and cause you to walk in My statutes
The phrase "cause you to walk" indicates divine enablement. The Hebrew verb "הלך" (halak) means to walk or to live. It suggests a lifestyle or a way of life. God's Spirit empowers believers to live in a manner consistent with His "statutes" (חֻקָּה, chuqqah), which are His decrees or prescribed laws. This is not about mere external compliance but an internal transformation that results in a natural inclination to follow God's ways. The historical context of Israel's repeated failure to keep God's laws highlights the necessity of this divine intervention. It underscores the grace of God in providing what is needed to fulfill His righteous requirements.

and to carefully observe My ordinances
The word "carefully" implies diligence and intentionality. The Hebrew root "שָׁמַר" (shamar) means to keep, guard, or observe. It conveys the idea of watching over something with great care. "Ordinances" (מִשְׁפָּט, mishpat) refers to God's judgments or decisions, often related to justice and righteousness. This phrase emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the Spirit's work in the believer's life, affecting both their actions and attitudes. It reflects a heart transformed by God's Spirit, one that delights in His laws and seeks to uphold them with integrity. In the broader scriptural context, this aligns with the New Testament teaching that believers are not under the law but are empowered by the Spirit to fulfill the law's righteous requirements (Romans 8:4).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

I will put
אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

My Spirit
רוּחִ֖י (rū·ḥî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

within you
בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם (bə·qir·bə·ḵem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center

and cause
וְעָשִׂ֗יתִי (wə·‘ā·śî·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

you to walk
תֵּלֵ֔כוּ (tê·lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in My statutes
בְּחֻקַּי֙ (bə·ḥuq·qay)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

and to carefully
תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ (tiš·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

observe
וַעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

My ordinances.
וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥י (ū·miš·pā·ṭay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style


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