They shall forget their shame, and all the treachery they have practiced against me means the Israelites will be able to forget their unfaithfulness to God and the shame that resulted from their sins, so that it will no longer worry or upset them. Their shame refers to the disgrace they experienced as a result of their sins. All the treachery they have practiced against me is literally “all their unfaithfulness in which they acted unfaithfully against me,” which means the people were unfaithful to God. This expression renders a noun and verb from the same Hebrew root, which is translated “dealt … treacherously” in verse 23 (see the comments there). It is more logical to place the sinful action of unfaithfulness before the shame that resulted from it. A model of this clause that does this is “They will no longer think about how unfaithful to me they were and how this brought great shame to them.” The reading here in Revised Standard Version, which is followed by many of the translations, requires a small change to the vowels of the Hebrew text. Without that change the Hebrew reads literally “And they will bear their shame and all their unfaithfulness…” (similarly New Living Translation, King James Version / New King James Version, Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch), which means they will accept responsibility for the unfaithful things they did in the past, and this will help them to avoid doing the same things again. This reading is preferable, although the first one is also possible. Models for this reading are “They will accept responsibility for all the ways they were unfaithful to me” and “They will admit that they were wrong when they did all those wicked things against me.”

When they dwell securely in their land refers to a time in the future when the Israelites will be living peacefully, “in safety” (Good News Translation, New International Version, New International Reader’s Version, New Century Version), in their own land (see 28.26).

With none to make them afraid: They will feel safe because they will be in no danger, no one will threaten them (see 34.28).

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .