Ezekiel 36:37

Prayer

³⁵ Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’

³⁶ Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.

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.

³⁸ Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

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: 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.
KJV: Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
WEB: “‘The Lord GOD says: “For this, moreover, I will be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock.
ASV: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: For this, moreover, will I be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock.
DARBY: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it unto them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
BLB: Thus says the Lord YHWH: Again [in] this I will be sought out by the house of Israel, to do [this] for them; I will increase them like a flock of people.

ÅB: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Også i dette vil jeg bønnhøre Israels hus, så jeg gjør det for dem: Jeg vil gjøre det så rikt på folk som en saueflokk;
OTB: Så sier Herren Gud: Jeg vil igjen svare på bønnen fra Israels hus og gjøre dette for dem: Jeg vil øke deres folk som en flokk.
B1930: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Også i dette vil jeg bønnhøre Israels hus, så jeg gjør det for dem: Jeg vil gjøre det så rikt på folk som en fårehjord;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
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And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
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“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?
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Zechariah 10:6
I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
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Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return.
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Ezekiel 20:3
“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
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James 4:2–3
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
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