Ezekiel 36:9

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⁷ Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I have sworn with an uplifted hand that surely the nations around you will endure reproach of their own.

⁸ But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.

For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.

¹⁰ 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.

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: For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.
KJV: For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
WEB: For, behold, I am for you, and I will come to you, and you will be tilled and sown.
ASV: For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;
DARBY: For behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown.
BLB: For behold, I [am] toward you⁺, and I will turn to you⁺, and you⁺ will be tilled and sown.

ÅB: For se, jeg kommer til dere, jeg vil vende meg til dere, og dere skal bli dyrket og tilsådd.
OTB: For se, jeg er for dere, og jeg vil vende meg til dere, og dere skal bli dyrket og sådd.
B1930: For se, jeg kommer til eder, jeg vil vende mig til eder, og I skal bli dyrket og tilsådd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 46:11
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
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Hosea 2:21–23
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Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Zechariah 8:12
“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.
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Haggai 2:19
Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”
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Psalms 99:8
O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
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Malachi 3:10–11
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