Ezekiel 36

The Mountains of Israel to Be Blessed

1“Now you, sonH1121 of manH120, prophesyH5012 to the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559, ‘You mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068. 2ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 1GodH3068 saysH559: “SinceH3282 the enemyH340 has spokenH559 againstH5921 you, ‘AhaH1889!’ and, ‘The everlastingH5769 23heightsH1116 have becomeH1961 our possessionH4181,’ 3thereforeH3651 prophesyH5012 and sayH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “4For good reasonH3282 they have madeH8074 you 5desolateH8074 and harassedH7602 you from everyH5439 sideH5439, so that you would becomeH1961 a possessionH4181 of the restH7611 of the nationsH1471; and you have been takenH5927 upH5927 in the 67talkH8193H3956 and the rumorH1681 of the peopleH5971.”’” 4ThereforeH3651, you 8mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH136 GodH3068. ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 to the mountainsH2022 and to the hillsH1389, to the ravinesH650 and to the valleysH1516, to the desolateH8074 ruinsH2723 and to the abandonedH5800 citiesH5892 whichH834 have becomeH1961 9plunderH957 and an objectH3933 ofH3933 ridiculeH3933 to the restH7611 of the nationsH1471 whichH834 are allH5439 aroundH5439-- 5thereforeH3651 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 thisH3541: “CertainlyH518H3808 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 contemptH7589 of soulH5315, inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 make its pasturelandH4054 plunderH957.” 6ThereforeH3651 prophesyH5012 in regardH5921 to the landH127 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559 to the mountainsH2022 and to the hillsH1389, to the ravinesH650 and to the valleysH1516, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: ‘BeholdH2009, I have spokenH1696 in My jealousyH7068 and in My wrathH2534 becauseH3282 you have 14enduredH5375 the insultsH3639 of the nationsH1471.’ 7ThereforeH3651 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘I have 15swornH5375H3027 that the nationsH1471 that are aroundH5439 you will certainlyH518H3808 endureH5375 their insultsH3639 themselvesH1992. 8But as for you, mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, you will 1617growH5414 your branchesH6057 and bearH5375 fruitH6529 for My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478; for they areH7126 aboutH7126 to comeH935. 9For, beholdH2009, I am for you, and I will 18turnH6437 to you, and you will be 19cultivatedH5647 and sownH2232. 10And I will multiplyH7235 peopleH120 on you, 20allH3605 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, allH3605 of it; and the 21citiesH5892 will be inhabitedH3427 and the ruinsH2723 will be rebuiltH1129. 11I will multiplyH7235 on you peopleH120 and animalsH929, and they will increaseH7235 and beH6509 fruitfulH6509; and I will populateH3427 you as you were 22previouslyH6927, and treatH3190 you 23betterH3190 thanH4480 at the beginningH7221. Then you will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068. 12Yes, I will have 24peopleH120--My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478--walkH1980 on you and possessH3423 you, so that you will becomeH1961 their 25inheritanceH5159 and neverH3808H5750 againH3254 26bereaveH7921 them ofH7921 childrenH7921.’

13“The LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘SinceH3282 they sayH559 to you, “You are a 27devourerH398 of peopleH120 and have bereavedH7921 your nationH1471 ofH7921 childrenH7921,” 14for thatH3651 reasonH3651 you will noH3808 longerH5750 devourH398 peopleH120 and noH3808 longerH5750 bereaveH7921 your nationH1471 ofH7921 childrenH7921,’ declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 15I will not let you hearH8085 28insultsH3639 from the nationsH1471 anymoreH5750, norH3808 will you sufferH5375 29disgraceH2781 from the peoplesH5971 anyH5750 longerH5750, norH3808 will you make your nationH1471 30stumbleH3782 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 on their own landH127, they 31defiledH2930 it by their waysH1870 and their deedsH5949; their wayH1870 beforeH6440 Me was like 32the uncleannessH2932 of a woman in her impurityH5079. 18Therefore I 33pouredH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on them for the bloodH1818 whichH834 they had shedH8210 on the landH776, because they had defiledH2930 it with their idolsH1544. 19I also 34scatteredH6327 them among the nationsH1471, and they were dispersedH2219 throughout the landsH776. 35According to their waysH1870 and their deedsH5949 I judgedH8199 them. 20When they cameH935 to the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 they wentH935, they 36profanedH2490 My holyH6944 nameH8034, because it was saidH559 of them, ‘TheseH428 are the 37peopleH5971 of the LordH3068, yet they have leftH3318 His landH776.’ 21But I hadH2550 38concernH2550 for My 39holyH6944 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, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “It is 40not for your sakeH4616, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, that I am about to actH6213, but for My holyH6944 nameH8034, whichH834 you have profanedH2490 among the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 you wentH935. 23And I will 41vindicateH6942 the holinessH6942 of My greatH1419 nameH8034 which has been profanedH2490 among the nationsH1471, whichH834 you have profanedH2490 amongH8432 them. Then the 42nationsH1471 will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “when I showH6942 Myself holyH6942 among you in their sightH5869. 24For I will 43takeH3947 you from the nationsH1471, and gatherH6908 you from allH3605 the landsH776; and I will bringH935 you into your own landH127. 25Then I will 44sprinkleH2236 cleanH2889 waterH4325 on you, and you will beH2891 cleanH2891; I will cleanseH2891 you from allH3605 your 45filthinessH2932 and from allH3605 your 46idolsH1544. 26Moreover, I will giveH5414 you a 47newH2319 heartH3820 and putH5414 a newH2319 spiritH7307 withinH7130 you; and I will removeH5493 the 48heartH3820 of stoneH68 from your fleshH1320 and giveH5414 you a heartH3820 of fleshH1320. 27And I will 49putH5414 My SpiritH7307 withinH7130 you and bringH6213 it aboutH6213 that you walkH1980 in My statutesH2706, and areH8104 carefulH8104 and 50followH6213 My ordinancesH4941. 28And you 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. 30Instead, I will 54multiplyH7235 the fruitH6529 of the treeH6086 and the produceH8570 of the fieldH7704, soH4616 thatH4616 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 wrongdoingsH5771 and your abominationsH8441. 32I am not doingH6213 this 56for your sakeH4616,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068; “let that be knownH3045 to you. BeH954 ashamedH954 and humiliatedH3637 for your waysH1870, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478!”

33‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “On the dayH3117 that I cleanseH2891 you from allH3605 your wrongdoingsH5771, I will populateH3427 the 57citiesH5892, and the 58placesH2723 ofH2723 ruinsH2723 will be rebuiltH1129. 34The desolatedH8074 landH776 will be cultivatedH5647 insteadH8478 ofH8478 beingH1961 a desolationH8077 in the sightH5869 of everyoneH3605 who passesH5674 byH5674. 35And they will sayH559, ‘ThisH1976 desolatedH8074 landH776 has becomeH1961 like the 59GardenH1588 of EdenH5731; and the wasteH2720, desolatedH8074 and ruinedH2040 citiesH5892 are fortifiedH1219 and inhabitedH3427.’ 36Then the nationsH1471 aroundH5439 you that are leftH7604 will knowH3045 that I, the LordH3068, have rebuiltH1129 the ruinedH2040 places and plantedH5193 that which was desolatedH8074; I, the LordH3068, have spokenH1696, and I 60will doH6213 it.”

37‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “ThisH2088 tooH5750 I will let the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 askH1875 Me to doH6213 for them: I will increaseH7235 their peopleH120 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 peopleH120. Then they will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”’”