Ezekiel 36:26
36:26 I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone 1 from your body and give you a heart of flesh. 2
Ezekiel 36:31
36:31 Then you will remember your evil behavior 3 and your deeds which were not good; you will loathe yourselves on account of your sins and your abominable deeds.
1 sn That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is stubborn and unresponsive (see 1 Sam 25:37). In Rabbinic literature a “stone” was associated with an evil inclination (b. Sukkah 52a).
2 sn That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is responsive and obedient to God.
3 tn Heb “ways.”