Ezekiel 36:35

Ezekiel 36:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
• New International Version (NIV)They will say, “This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.'
• New Living Translation (NLT)And when I bring you back, people will say, ‘This former wasteland is now like the Garden of Eden! The abandoned and ruined cities now have strong walls and are filled with people!’

Context of Ezekiel 36:35

33‘Thus says the Lord God: “On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will also enable you to dwell in the cities, and the ruins shall be rebuilt. 34The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by. So they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ 36Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it.” 37‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will increase their men like a flock.

Ezekiel 36:35 word by word

וְאָמְר֗וּ הָאָ֤רֶץ הַלֵּ֙זוּ֙ הַנְּשַׁמָּ֔ה הָיְתָ֖ה כְּגַן־עֵ֑דֶן וְהֶעָרִ֧ים הֶחֳרֵב֛וֹת וְהַֽנְשַׁמּ֥וֹת וְהַנֶּהֱרָס֖וֹת בְּצוּר֥וֹת יָשָֽׁבוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Thisהַלֵּ֫זוּhallêzû · thisH1977
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• that was desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• is become like the gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588
• of Edenעֵ֫דֶן‛êden · EdenH5731
• and the wasteחָרֵבchârêb · desolateH2720
• and ruinedהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• fencedבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• are inhabitedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Ezekiel 36:35

• Psalms 58:11So that men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”
• Psalms 64:9All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing.
• Psalms 126:2Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
• Jeremiah 33:9Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.’
• Ezekiel 37:13Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves.
• Genesis 2:8The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
• Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar.
• Isaiah 51:3For the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.
• Joel 2:3A fire devours before them, And behind them a flame burns; The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, And behind them a desolate wilderness; Surely nothing shall escape them.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 36:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35This land that was desolate by sin, is become like the garden of Eden by righteousness - Satan's blast is removed; God's blessing has taken place.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-38Verses 25-38 Water is an emblem of the cleansing our polluted souls from sin. But no water can do more than take away the filth of the flesh. Water seems in general the sacramental sign of the sanctifying influences of the Holy Ghost; yet this is always connected with the atoning blood of Christ. When the latter is applied by faith to the conscience, to cleanse it from evil works, the former is always applied to the powers of the soul, to purify it from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-38The restored land would become like the garden of Eden, a symbol of fertility and fruitfulness. The original garden would be enhanced by restored cities, filled with people like Jerusalem's streets during festivals. The greatest blessing would be God's willingness to hear Israel's prayers again. He had once refused to listen to his rebellious people (Ezekiel 14:3; 20:3), but now the Lord would turn his face toward them and hear their cries. The proof of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. they shall say--The heathen, who once made Israel's desolation a ground of reproach against the name of Jehovah Himself (Eze 36:20, 21); but now He so vindicates its sanctity (Eze 36:22, 23) that these same heathen are constrained to acknowledge Israel's more than renewed blessedness to be God's own work, and a ground for glorifying His name (Eze 36:36). Eden--as Tyre (the type of the world powers in general: so Assyria, a cedar "in the garden of God…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 36:35

• Blessing
• Eden
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Eden
• Call
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Sanctify
• Settle
• Shame
• Uncleanness
• Ezekiel
• Garden

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