The interpretation timeline

Ezek 36:23

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Ezek 36:23 · Douay-Rheims
“And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the Gentiles, which you have profaned in the midst of them: that the Gentiles may know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord of hosts, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.”
Patristic before A.D. 750
99
A.D.
Clement of Rome Patristic
d. A.D. 99
“You brought into being the everlasting structure of the world by what you did. You, Lord, made the earth. You who are faithful in all generations, righteous in judgment, marvelous in strength and majesty, wise in creating, prudent in making creation endure, visibly good, kind to those who trust in you.”
321 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
420
A.D.
Jerome Patristic
c. A.D. 347–420
“All these things the Lord will bestow, not because of those who have perished as a result of their own errors but because of his holy name.”
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.