Ezekiel 36:26
I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
Interpretation
The prophet calls a new heart that is worked out in solitude and community in Ezekiel 36:26—listen for "heart" and "give". Align new heart in prayers we actually pray—brighten hope by remembering.
Context
Ezekiel speaks here as prophetic oracle writing, naming new heart. Placed in ch. 36, the nearby lines set its tone. There’s a line into prophetic hope & judgment. The nearby sentences supply the texture.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Hebrew text is preserved in the Masoretic tradition with remarkable accuracy. The the Dead Sea Scrolls (found 1947-1956) confirm the Hebrew text's reliability, showing minimal variation over 1000+ years of transmission.
Cross References3
- CuratedPromise of one heart and new spirit (Ezek 11:19)Ezekiel 11:19I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh.
- CuratedRaised to walk in newness of life (Rom 6:4)Romans 6:4We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
- CuratedWashing of regeneration by the Spirit (Titus 3:5)Titus 3:5not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,