Ezekiel 36

The Mountains of Israel to Be Blessed

1“And you, sonH1121 of manH120, prophesyH5012 to the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559, ‘O mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068. 2ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 1GodH3068, “BecauseH3282 the enemyH340 has spokenH559 againstH5921 you, ‘AhaH1889!’ and, ‘The everlastingH5769 23heightsH1116 have becomeH1961 our possessionH4181,’ 3thereforeH3651 prophesyH5012 and sayH559, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “4For good reasonH3282 they have madeH8074 you 5desolateH8074 and crushedH7602 you from everyH5439 sideH5439, that you would becomeH1961 a possessionH4181 of the restH7611 of the nationsH1471 and you have been takenH5927 up in the 67talkH8193 and the whisperingH1681 of the peopleH5971.”’” 4ThereforeH3651, O 8mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH136 GodH3068. ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068 to the mountainsH2022 and to the hillsH1389, to the ravinesH650 and to the valleysH1516, to the desolateH8074 wastesH2723 and to the forsakenH5800 citiesH5892 whichH834 have becomeH1961 a 9preyH957 and a derisionH3933 to the restH7611 of the nationsH1471 whichH834 are roundH5439 aboutH5439, 5thereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “SurelyH518H3808 in the fireH784 of My 10jealousyH7068 I have spokenH1696 againstH5921 the 11restH7611 of the nationsH1471, and againstH5921 allH3605 EdomH112, whoH834 12appropriatedH5414 My landH776 for themselves as a possessionH4181 with wholeheartedH3605H3824 13joyH8057 and with scornH7589 of soulH5315, to driveH1644 it out for a preyH957.” 6ThereforeH3651 prophesyH5012 concerningH5921 the landH127 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559 to the mountainsH2022 and to the hillsH1389, to the ravinesH650 and to the valleysH1516, “ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, ‘BeholdH2009, I have spokenH1696 in My jealousyH7068 and in My wrathH2534 becauseH3282 you have 14enduredH5375 the insultsH3639 of the nationsH1471.’ 7ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, ‘I have 15swornH5375H3027 that surelyH518H3808 the nationsH1471 whichH834 are aroundH5439 you will themselvesH1992 endureH5375 their insultsH3639. 8But you, O mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, you will 16putH5414 forth your branchesH6057 and bearH5375 your fruitH6529 for My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478; for they will soonH7126 comeH935. 9For, beholdH2009, I am for you, and I will 17turnH6437 to you, and you will be 18cultivatedH5647 and sownH2232. 10I will multiplyH7235 menH120 on you, 19allH3605 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, allH3605 of it; and the 20citiesH5892 will be inhabitedH3427 and the wasteH2723 placesH2723 will be rebuiltH1129. 11I will multiplyH7235 on you manH120 and beastH929; and they will increaseH7235 and be fruitfulH6509; and I will cause you to be inhabitedH3427 as you were 21formerlyH6927 and will 22treatH3190 you 23betterH3190 thanH4480 at the firstH7221. Thus you will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068. 12Yes, I will cause 24menH120--My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478--to walkH1980 on you and possessH3423 you, so that you will becomeH1961 their 25inheritanceH5159 and neverH3808H5750 againH3254 26bereaveH7921 them of childrenH7921.’

13“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, ‘BecauseH3282 they sayH559 to you, “You are a 27devourerH398 of menH120 and have bereavedH7921 your 28nationH1471 of childrenH7921,” 14thereforeH3651 you will noH3808 longerH5750 devourH398 menH120 and noH3808 longerH5750 bereaveH7921 your nationH1471 of childrenH7921,’ declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 15I will not let you hearH8085 29insultsH3639 from the nationsH1471 anymoreH5750, norH3808 will you bearH5375 30disgraceH2781 from the peoplesH5971 anyH5750 longerH5750, norH3808 will you cause your nationH1471 to 31stumbleH3782 anyH5750 longerH5750,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.’”

16Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me sayingH559, 17“SonH1121 of manH120, when the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 was livingH3427 in their own landH127, they 32defiledH2930 it by their waysH1870 and their deedsH5949; their wayH1870 beforeH6440 Me was like 33the uncleannessH2932 of a woman in her impurityH5079. 18Therefore I 34pouredH8210 out My wrathH2534 on them for the bloodH1818 whichH834 they had shedH8210 on the landH776, because they had defiledH2930 it with their idolsH1544. 19Also I 35scatteredH6327 them among the nationsH1471 and they were dispersedH2219 throughout the landsH776. 36According to their waysH1870 and their deedsH5949 I judgedH8199 them. 20When they cameH935 to the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 they wentH935, they 37profanedH2490 My holyH6944 nameH8034, because it was saidH559 of them, ‘TheseH428 are the 38peopleH5971 of the LordH3068; yet they have comeH3381 out of His landH776.’ 21But I had 39concernH2550 for My 40holyH6944 nameH8034, whichH834 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 had profanedH2490 among the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 they wentH935.

Israel to Be Renewed for His Name’s Sake

22“ThereforeH3651 sayH559 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “It is 41not for your sakeH4616, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, that I am about to actH6213, but for My holyH6944 nameH8034, whichH834 you have profanedH2490 among the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 you wentH935. 23I will 42vindicateH6942 the holinessH6942 of My greatH1419 nameH8034 which has been profanedH2490 among the nationsH1471, whichH834 you have profanedH2490 in their midstH8432. Then the 43nationsH1471 will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “when I proveH6942 Myself holyH6942 among you in their sightH5869. 24For I will 44takeH3947 you from the nationsH1471, gatherH6908 you from allH3605 the landsH776 and bringH935 you into your own landH127. 25Then I will 45sprinkleH2236 cleanH2889 waterH4325 on you, and you will be cleanH2891; I will cleanseH2891 you from allH3605 your 46filthinessH2932 and from allH3605 your 47idolsH1544. 26Moreover, I will giveH5414 you a 48newH2319 heartH3820 and putH5414 a newH2319 spiritH7307 withinH7130 you; and I will removeH5493 the 49heartH3820 of stoneH68 from your fleshH1320 and giveH5414 you a heartH3820 of fleshH1320. 27I will 50putH5414 My SpiritH7307 withinH7130 you and causeH6213 you to walkH1980 in My statutesH2706, and you will be carefulH8104 to observeH6213 My ordinancesH4941. 28You will liveH3427 in the landH776 that I gaveH5414 to your forefathersH1; so you will be 51My peopleH5971, and I will be your GodH430. 29Moreover, I will saveH3467 you from allH3605 your uncleannessH2932; and I will callH7121 for the grainH1715 and multiplyH7235 it, and I 52will not 53bringH5414 a famineH7458 on you. 30I will 54multiplyH7235 the fruitH6529 of the treeH6086 and the produceH8570 of the fieldH7704, soH4616 that you will not receiveH3947 againH5750 the disgraceH2781 of famineH7458 among the nationsH1471. 31Then you will 55rememberH2142 your evilH7451 waysH1870 and your deedsH4611 that were not goodH2896, and you will loatheH6962 yourselves in your own sightH6440 for your iniquitiesH5771 and your abominationsH8441. 32I am not doingH6213 this 56for your sakeH4616,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “let it be knownH3045 to you. Be ashamedH954 and confoundedH3637 for your waysH1870, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478!”

33‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “On the dayH3117 that I cleanseH2891 you from allH3605 your iniquitiesH5771, I will cause the 57citiesH5892 to be inhabitedH3427, and the 58wasteH2723 placesH2723 will be rebuiltH1129. 34The desolateH8074 landH776 will be cultivatedH5647 insteadH8478 of beingH1961 a desolationH8077 in the sightH5869 of everyoneH3605 who passesH5674 by. 35They will sayH559, ‘ThisH1976 desolateH8074 landH776 has becomeH1961 like the 59gardenH1588 of EdenH5731; and the wasteH2720, desolateH8074 and ruinedH2040 citiesH5892 are fortifiedH1219 and inhabitedH3427.’ 36Then the nationsH1471 that are leftH7604 roundH5439 aboutH5439 you will knowH3045 that I, the LordH3068, have rebuiltH1129 the ruinedH2040 places and plantedH5193 that which was desolateH8074; I, the LordH3068, have spokenH1696 and 60will doH6213 it.”

37‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “ThisH2088 alsoH5750 I will let the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 askH1875 Me to doH6213 for them: I will increaseH7235 their menH120 like a flockH6629. 38Like the 61flockH6629 62for sacrificesH6944, like the flockH6629 at JerusalemH3389 during her appointedH4150 feastsH4150, soH3651 will the wasteH2720 citiesH5892 be filledH4392 with 63flocksH6629 of menH120. Then they will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”’”