Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
I will give them--lest they should claim to themselves the praise given them in Ezekiel 11:18, God declares it is to be the free gift of His Spirit.
one heart--not singleness, that is, uprightness, but oneness of heart in all, unanimously seeking Him in contrast to their state at that time, when only single scattered individuals sought God (Jeremiah 32:39; Zephaniah 3:9) [HENGSTENBERG]. Or, "content with one God," not distracted with "the many detestable things" (Ezekiel 11:18; 1 Kings 18:21; Hosea 10:2) [CALVIN].
new spirit-- (Psalms 51:10; Jeremiah 31:33). Realized fully in the "new creature" of the New Testament (2 Corinthians 5:17); having new motives, new rules, new aims.
stony heart--like "adamant" (Zechariah 7:12); the natural heart of every man.
heart of flesh--impressible to what is good, tender.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Jeremiah 31:32
Jeremiah 32:39
Ezekiel 18:31
Ezekiel 36:27
Daniel 9:27
Zechariah 7:12
Zechariah 13:9
2 Corinthians 3:3
Philippians 2:13
Hebrews 8:8
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