Ezekiel 36:9
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.
8 But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
10 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:
11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye 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.
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 refuge. Selah.
Read in contextEzekiel 36:34
And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
Read in contextHosea 2:21–23
And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
Read in contextRomans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Read in contextZechariah 8:12
For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
Read in contextHaggai 2:19
Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
Read in contextPsalms 99:8
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
Read in contextMalachi 3:10–11
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
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