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 Living Translation (NLT)“But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people—for they will be coming home again soon!

Context of Ezekiel 36:8

6“Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, and the valleys, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and My fury, because you have borne the shame of the nations.” 7Therefore thus says the Lord God: “I have raised My hand in an oath that surely the nations that are around you shall bear their own shame. 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. 9For indeed I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown. 10I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But ye, O mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• ye shall shoot forthנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• your branchesעָנָף‛ânâph · branchH6057
• and yieldנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• your fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• to my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• for they are at handקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• to comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Ezekiel 36:8

• Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing.
• Psalms 67:6Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us.
• Psalms 85:12Yes, the Lord will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.
• Isaiah 4:2In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious; And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing For those of Israel who have escaped.
• Isaiah 27:6Those who come He shall cause to take root in Jacob; Israel shall blossom and bud, And fill the face of the world with fruit.
• Isaiah 30:23Then He will give the rain for your seed With which you sow the ground, And bread of the increase of the earth; It will be fat and plentiful. In that day your cattle will feed In large pastures.
• Hosea 2:21“It shall come to pass in that day That I will answer,” says the Lord; “I will answer the heavens, And they shall answer the earth.
• Amos 9:13“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine, And all the hills shall flow with it.
• Ezekiel 12:25For I am the Lord. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it,” says the Lord God.’ ”
• Philippians 4:5Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
• Hebrews 10:37“For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.
• James 5:8You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

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

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Call
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Sanctify
• Settle
• Shame
• Uncleanness
• Branch ;bough
• Ezekiel

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