Ezekiel 36:38

³⁶ Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.

³⁷ 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.

As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall 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.

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BSB: 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.”
KJV: As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
WEB: As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so the waste cities will be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
ASV: As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
DARBY: As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her set feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.
BLB: Like a flock of consecration, like the flock at Jerusalem on its feast s, so the ruined cities will be filled with a flock of people. And they will know that I [am] YHWH.”

ÅB: som en hellig flokk, som Jerusalems flokk på dets høytider, slik skal de ødelagte byer bli fulle av menneskeflokker, og de skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.
[^1]: d.e. Israels land.
[^2]: Israel og Juda.
OTB: Som flokkene for ofringer, som flokkene i Jerusalem under hennes fastsatte høytider, slik skal de øde byene bli fylt med flokker av mennesker. Da skal de vite at jeg er Herren.”
B1930: som en hellig hjord, som Jerusalems hjord på dets høitider, således skal de ødelagte byer bli fulle av menneskehjorder, og de skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 2:5–11
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
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John 10:16
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
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1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 35:7–19
And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king’s substance.
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2 Chronicles 7:8
Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
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Ezekiel 36:33–35
Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
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Jeremiah 31:27–28
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
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Exodus 34:23
Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.
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