Ezekiel 36:9

Ezekiel 36:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
• New International Version (NIV)I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For indeed I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.

Context of Ezekiel 36:9

7Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I have taken a solemn oath that those nations will soon have their own shame to endure. 8“But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people—for they will be coming home again soon! See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted. 10I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people. 11I will increase not only the people, but also your animals. O mountains of Israel, I will bring people to live on you once again. I will make you even more prosperous than you were before. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 36:9 word by word

כִּ֖י הִנְנִ֣י אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וּפָנִ֣יתִי אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְנֶעֱבַדְתֶּ֖ם וְנִזְרַעְתֶּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• for you, and I will turnפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• unto you, and ye shall be tilledעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• and sownזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232

Cross-references for Ezekiel 36:9

• Psalms 46:11The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude
• Psalms 99:8O Lord our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but you punished them when they went wrong.
• Hosea 2:21“In that day, I will answer,” says the Lord. “I will answer the sky as it pleads for clouds. And the sky will answer the earth with rain.
• Joel 3:18In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. Water will fill the streambeds of Judah, and a fountain will burst forth from the Lord’s Temple, watering the arid valley of acacias.
• Haggai 2:19I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn. You have not yet harvested your grain, and your grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced their crops. But from this day onward I will bless you.”
• Zechariah 8:12For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit. The earth will produce its crops, and the heavens will release the dew. Once more I will cause the remnant in Judah and Israel to inherit these blessings.
• Malachi 3:10Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!
• Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 36:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Ye shall be tilled and sown - The land shall be cultivated as it formerly was, when best peopled and at peace.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. 1-38The distinction between Israel and the heathen (as Edom) is: Israel has a covenant relation to God ensuring restoration after chastisement, so that the heathen's hope of getting possession of the elect people's inheritance must fail, and they themselves be made desolate (Eze 36:1-15). The reason for the chastisement of Israel was Israel's sin and profanation of God's name (Eze 36:16-21). God has good in store for Israel, for His own name's sake, to revive…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 36:9

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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