Ezekiel 36:10
8 But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.
9 For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.
I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
11 I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
12 Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
- KJV
- And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:
- WEB
- I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel, even all of it. The cities will be inhabited and the waste places will be built.
- ASV
- and I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded;
- DARBY
- And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, the whole of it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded.
- BLB
- And I will multiply upon you⁺ man—all the house of Israel, all of it—and the cities will be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil føre mange mennesker opp på dere, hele Israels hus, og i byene skal det igjen bo folk, og ruinene skal bygges opp igjen.
- OTB
- Jeg vil mangfoldiggjøre antallet mennesker på dere, hele Israels hus, alt sammen; byene skal bli bebodd og ruinene gjenoppbygd.
- B1930
- Og jeg vil føre mange mennesker op på eder, hele Israels hus, og i byene skal det atter bo folk, og ruinene skal bygges op igjen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 36:33
This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:19
Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:12
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
Read in contextIsaiah 27:6
In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
Read in contextEzekiel 36:37
This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:27–28
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:17–23
Your builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.
Read in contextAmos 9:14
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
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