Ezekiel 16:60
Ezekiel 16:60 in Multiple Translations
But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
¶ Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
But still I will keep in mind the agreement made with you in the days when you were young, and I will make with you an eternal agreement.
But I won't forget the agreement I made with you when you were young, and I will make an everlasting agreement with you.
Neuerthelesse, I wil remember my couenant made with thee in ye dayes of thy youth, and I wil confirme vnto thee an euerlasting couenant.
And I — I have remembered My covenant with thee, In the days of thy youth, And I have established for thee a covenant age-during.
Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish to thee an everlasting covenant.
And I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth: and I will establish with thee an everlasting covenant.
But I will not forget the agreement that I made with you long ago [MET], and I will make an agreement with you that will endure forever.
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Ezekiel 16:60 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וְ/זָכַרְתִּ֨י
אֲנִ֧י
אֶת
בְּרִיתִ֛/י
אוֹתָ֖/ךְ
בִּ/ימֵ֣י
נְעוּרָ֑יִ/ךְ
וַ/הֲקִמוֹתִ֥י
לָ֖/ךְ
בְּרִ֥ית
עוֹלָֽם
וְ/זָכַרְתִּ֨י
zâkar
H2142
to remember
Conj | V-Qal-1cs
אֲנִ֧י
ʼănîy
H589
I
Pron
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM
בְּרִיתִ֛/י
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
N-fs | Suff
אוֹתָ֖/ךְ
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM | Suff
בִּ/ימֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
day
Prep | N-mp
נְעוּרָ֑יִ/ךְ
nâʻûwr
H5271
youth
N-cp | Suff
וַ/הֲקִמוֹתִ֥י
qûwm
H6965
-kamai
Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs
לָ֖/ךְ
Prep | Suff
בְּרִ֥ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
N-fs
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Ezekiel 16:60
וְ/זָכַרְתִּ֨י
zâkar
H2142
"to remember"
Conj | V-Qal-1cs
To remember means to recall or mark something, like God remembering his covenant with Abraham in Genesis 9:1 and Exodus 2:24.
Definition: 1) to remember, recall, call to mind 1a) (Qal) to remember, recall 1b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to remember, remind 1c2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance 1c3) to mention 1c4) to record 1c5) to make a memorial, make remembrance
Usage: Occurs in 223 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well. See also: Genesis 8:1; Psalms 74:2; Psalms 8:5.
אֲנִ֧י
ʼănîy
H589
"I"
Pron
This Hebrew word is a simple way of saying 'I' or 'me', often used for emphasis. It is used by people like David in the Psalms to express their thoughts and feelings. The word is a basic part of the Hebrew language.
Definition: I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)
Usage: Occurs in 803 OT verses. KJV: I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who. See also: Genesis 6:17; Leviticus 19:36; 1 Samuel 25:24.
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
בְּרִיתִ֛/י
bᵉrîyth
H1285
"covenant"
N-fs | Suff
A covenant is a promise or agreement between people or between God and people, like a treaty or alliance. It is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis, where God makes a covenant with Abraham. This concept is central to the Bible.
Definition: 1) covenant, alliance, pledge 1a) between men 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man) 1a4) alliance (of friendship) 1a5) alliance (of marriage) 1b) between God and man 1b1) alliance (of friendship) 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) 2) (phrases) 2a) covenant making 2b) covenant keeping 2c) covenant violation
Usage: Occurs in 264 OT verses. KJV: confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league. See also: Genesis 6:18; Judges 20:27; Psalms 25:10.
אוֹתָ֖/ךְ
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM | Suff
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
בִּ/ימֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
"day"
Prep | N-mp
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
נְעוּרָ֑יִ/ךְ
nâʻûwr
H5271
"youth"
N-cp | Suff
In the Bible, this Hebrew word refers to the state of being young or a group of young people, as seen in Isaiah 47:12. It describes a stage of life, like childhood or adolescence. This concept is also mentioned in Jeremiah 31:19.
Definition: youth, early life Also means: na.ur (נְעוּרוֹת "youth" H5271B)
Usage: Occurs in 46 OT verses. KJV: childhood, youth. See also: Genesis 8:21; Isaiah 54:6; Psalms 25:7.
וַ/הֲקִמוֹתִ֥י
qûwm
H6965
"-kamai"
Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs
Qum means to rise or stand up, used in various contexts like rising to power or standing firm, as seen in Jeremiah and Ezra.
Definition: Combined with lev (לֵב "Leb" H3820B) § -Kamai = "my adversary" Leb-kamai, i.e., people of Gambulai
Usage: Occurs in 596 OT verses. KJV: abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising). See also: Genesis 4:8; Numbers 30:13; Ruth 4:10.
לָ֖/ךְ
""
Prep | Suff
בְּרִ֥ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
"covenant"
N-fs
A covenant is a promise or agreement between people or between God and people, like a treaty or alliance. It is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis, where God makes a covenant with Abraham. This concept is central to the Bible.
Definition: 1) covenant, alliance, pledge 1a) between men 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man) 1a4) alliance (of friendship) 1a5) alliance (of marriage) 1b) between God and man 1b1) alliance (of friendship) 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) 2) (phrases) 2a) covenant making 2b) covenant keeping 2c) covenant violation
Usage: Occurs in 264 OT verses. KJV: confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league. See also: Genesis 6:18; Judges 20:27; Psalms 25:10.
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
"forever"
N-ms
This word means forever or always, describing something that lasts an eternity. It is used in the Bible to describe God's eternal nature and his lasting promises.
Definition: : old/ancient 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity
Usage: Occurs in 413 OT verses. KJV: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5703 (עַד). See also: Genesis 3:22; 1 Kings 8:13; Psalms 5:12.
Study Notes — Ezekiel 16:60
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- Ezekiel 16:60 Summary
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- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 16:60
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 16:60
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
- Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
- Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
- Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 16:60
- Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 16:60
- Whedon's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
- Sermons on Ezekiel 16:60
Context — The Covenant Remembered
58You will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your abominations, declares the LORD.
59For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
60But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
61Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of My covenant with you. 62So I will establish My covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD,Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Hosea 2:19–20 | So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” |
| 2 | Hebrews 12:24 | to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. |
| 3 | Ezekiel 16:8 | Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | Jeremiah 50:5 | They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten. |
| 6 | Isaiah 55:3 | Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David. |
| 7 | Psalms 106:45 | And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. |
| 8 | Leviticus 26:42 | then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. |
| 9 | Jeremiah 31:31–34 | Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt— a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them, ” declares the LORD. “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. No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” |
| 10 | Jeremiah 32:38–41 | They will be My people, and I will be their God. I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me. Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul. |
Ezekiel 16:60 Summary
[God is saying that even though His people, Israel, have been unfaithful to Him, He still remembers the promises He made to them and wants to make a new, everlasting covenant with them. This shows that God is a God of love and faithfulness, who keeps His promises even when we don't keep ours, as seen in Deuteronomy 7:9. He wants to restore and redeem His people, and this is a picture of the love and forgiveness He offers to us today, as seen in Romans 8:38-39. This means that no matter what we've done, God still loves us and wants to have a close relationship with us.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that God will remember the covenant He made with Israel in the days of their youth?
This refers to the covenant God made with Israel when they were first redeemed from slavery in Egypt, as seen in Exodus 19:1-6, and it signifies God's faithfulness to His promises despite Israel's unfaithfulness.
How can God establish an everlasting covenant with Israel after they have broken their part of the agreement?
God's covenants are not based on human performance but on His own character and faithfulness, as stated in Deuteronomy 7:9, and He is able to establish an everlasting covenant because of His mercy and grace.
What is the significance of God establishing an everlasting covenant with Israel in Ezekiel 16:60?
This signifies God's commitment to restore and redeem Israel, despite their sins, and to fulfill His promises to them, as seen in Jeremiah 31:31-34, where God speaks of making a new covenant with Israel.
How does this verse relate to the concept of God's love and forgiveness?
This verse demonstrates God's loving and forgiving nature, as seen in Psalms 103:8-12, where it is written that God is slow to anger and abounding in love, and that He has removed our transgressions from us as far as the east is from the west.
Reflection Questions
- What does it mean to you that God remembers His covenant with you, and how does this impact your relationship with Him?
- In what ways have you experienced God's faithfulness and mercy in your life, and how can you trust Him more fully?
- How does the concept of an everlasting covenant with God challenge or encourage you, and what does it mean for your daily life?
- What are some ways you can respond to God's love and forgiveness, as demonstrated in this verse, and how can you share this with others?
Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 16:60
Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth,.... The covenant made with them at Sinai, quickly after they came out of Egypt, when they were, both as a body politic and
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 16:60
Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. Nevertheless I will remember my covenant.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
The Lord having denounced a perpetual punishment to the stubborn, impenitent body of the Jewish nation, he doth now promise to the remnant that they shall be remembered and obtain covenanted mercy, which makes up the last part of the chapter. I will remember: properly neither remembering nor forgetting is in God, who is omniscient; but after the manner of man this is spoken of God, who is said to remember when he makes it appear that he hath regard to us, as , and blesseth us. My covenant; in which I promised I would not utterly cast off the seed of Israel, nor fail to send the Messiah, the Redeemer, who Should turn away iniquity from Jacob. With thee; in the loins of Abraham, and solemnly renewed after their coming out of Egypt, which is the time called the days of thy youth, 46:3 . Establish; confirm and ratify, it shall be sure and unfailing. Everlasting, i.e. of a very long continuance, as to that part of the covenant which respecteth their condition in the Land of Promise, or Canaan; but in what is spiritual, and containeth heavenly things, it shall be absolutely everlasting, .
Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
Ezekiel 16:60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.Ver. 60. Nevertheless I will remember my covenant.] Here beginneth the evangelical part of the chapter, which is for the comfort of the elect, who would be frightened to hear those direful threats; like as in a house we cannot beat the dogs but the children will fall to crying.
Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
(60) I will remember my covenant.—The remembrance of God’s covenant is made the basis of His mercy to His penitent people (Leviticus 26:42-45) from the beginning, and it is often spoken of as an everlasting covenant. In the New Testament (Luke 1:54-55; Luke 1:72-73, &c.) this covenant is regarded as fulfilled in the Christian dispensation. At the same time, the Christian covenant is described as new in Jeremiah 31:31-34; it was both the continuation and designed fulfilment of the old, and in its superiority and plainer revelation of the Divine will was new. Hence the contrast between My covenant here and Thy covenant in the following verse. The covenant to be afterwards established shall be “an everlasting covenant.”
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
Verse 60. I will remember my covenant] That is, the covenant I made with Abraham in the day of thy youth, when in him thou didst begin to be a nation.
Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 16:60
60. The Lord will substitute for the old covenant which was broken an “everlasting” covenant, cf. ch. Ezekiel 37:26; Isaiah 54:9-10; Isaiah 55:3; Jeremiah 31:35-36; Jeremiah 32:40; Jeremiah 33:20-22. The covenant will be everlasting because he will forgive their sins (Jeremiah 31:34), and write his law (Jeremiah 31:33), and put his fear (Jeremiah 32:40) in their hearts; giving them a new heart and putting his spirit within them, Ezekiel 36:26. On “days of thy youth” cf. Jeremiah 2:2, and Isaiah 54:6.
Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 16:60
The promise of restoration must almost have sounded as strangely as the threat of punishment, including as it did those whom Judah hated and despised Ezekiel 16:61. The covenant of restoration was not to be like the old covenant.
Whedon's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:60
, THE “ ” OF JEHOVAH SURE,vv. 60-63.60. An everlasting covenant — The old covenant is broken, but Jehovah is ready to make a new and everlasting covenant (Ezekiel 36:26; Ezekiel 37:26; Isaiah
Sermons on Ezekiel 16:60
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The Apostasy - the Remnant Part 2 by David Wilkerson | This sermon emphasizes the importance of being watchmen and warning others of impending spiritual dangers to avoid having blood on our hands. It speaks of a remnant that will turn |
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The Wayward Church Will Soon Be Ashamed by Carter Conlon | This sermon emphasizes the message of God's mercy and grace, calling the wayward church to come back to Him. It highlights the need for genuine repentance, acknowledging our failur |
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Back, Then Forward by C.H. Spurgeon | C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes God's unwavering faithfulness in His covenant with us, reminding us that despite our sins, He looks back fondly on the early days of our relationship with |
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Betrothed of God by Erlo Stegen | In this sermon, the preacher tells a story about a judge who is about to sentence a man to death. The judge asks the man if there is anything he can say to save himself from being |
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(2006 Heart-Cry) Prayer and Revival Through History by Mack Tomlinson | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. He shares stories of individuals who experienced a powerful encounter with the |
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To Know God by Erlo Stegen | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of accepting God's invitation to engage with Him. He warns that rejecting this proposal will lead to damnation and eternal se |
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The Faithful Promiser (31 Day Devotional) by John MacDuff | John MacDuff preaches about the glorious promises of God, highlighting the delight of pleading individual promises at the mercy-seat and the importance of trusting in God's faithfu |