Ezekiel 36:8

Ezekiel 36:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘But you, mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come.

Context of Ezekiel 36:8

6Therefore prophesy in regard to the land of Israel and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and in My wrath because you have endured the insults of the nations.’ 7Therefore the Lord God says this: ‘I have sworn that the nations that are around you will certainly endure their insults themselves. But as for you, mountains of Israel, you will grow your branches and bear fruit for My people Israel; for they are about to come. 9For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be cultivated and sown. 10And I will multiply people on you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities will be inhabited and the ruins will be rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:8 word by word

וְאַתֶּ֞ם הָרֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עַנְפְּכֶ֣ם תִּתֵּ֔נוּ וּפֶרְיְכֶ֥ם תִּשְׂא֖וּ לְעַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֥י קֵרְב֖וּ לָבֽוֹא׃Read the interlinear

• But as for you, mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• growנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• your branchesעָנָף‛ânâph · branchH6057
• and bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• for My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• for they areקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• to comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Ezekiel 36:8

• Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will make showers fall in their season; they will be showers of blessing.
• Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.
• Psalms 85:12Indeed, the Lord will give what is good, And our land will yield its produce.
• Isaiah 4:2On that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the beauty of the survivors of Israel.
• Isaiah 27:6In the days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, And they will fill the whole world with fruit.
• Isaiah 30:23Then He will give you rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful; on that day your livestock will graze in a wide pasture.
• Hosea 2:21“And it will come about on that day that I will respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,
• Amos 9:13“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When the plowman will overtake the reaper, And the one who treads grapes will overtake him who sows the seed; When the mountains will drip grape juice, And all the hills will come apart.
• Ezekiel 12:25For I the Lord will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, for in your days, you rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it,” declares the Lord God.’”
• Philippians 4:5Let your gentle spirit be known to all people. The Lord is near.
• Hebrews 10:37For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
• James 5:8You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 36:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8For they are at hand to come - The restoration of the Jews is so absolutely determined that you may rest assured it will take place; and be as confident relative to it, as if you saw the different families entering into the Israelitish borders. It was near at hand in God's determination, though there were about fifty-eight of the seventy years unelapsed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They are at hand to come - i. e., under Zerubbabel.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11When God’s people returned to their land, Israel would grow in number and in harvest. This would fulfill the command God gave at creation to “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. they are at hand to come--that is, the Israelites are soon about to return to their land. This proves that the primary reference of the prophecy is to the return from Babylon, which was "at hand," or comparatively near. But this only in part fulfilled the prediction, the full and final blessing in future, and the restoration from Babylon was an earnest of it.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 36:8

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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• Israel
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• Ezekiel, Book of
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• Uncleanness
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings