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Ezekiel 36

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Ezekiel 36 . 1 , The land of Israel is comforted , both by destruction of the heathen , who spitefully used it , Ezekiel 36 . 8 , and by the blessings of God promised unto it; Ezekiel 36 . 16 , Israel was rejected for their sin , Ezekiel 36 . 21. and shall be restored without their desert; Ezekiel 36 . 25 , The blessings of Christ’s kingdom.

Ezekiel 36:1

“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.

Ezekiel 36:1 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:2

This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’

Ezekiel 36:2 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:3

therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers,

Ezekiel 36:3 · BSB

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Heb. Because for because

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taken up in the lips of talkers or , made to come upon the lip of the tongue

Ezekiel 36:4

therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.

Ezekiel 36:4 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:5

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.

Ezekiel 36:5 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:6

Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations.

Ezekiel 36:6 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:7

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I have sworn with an uplifted hand that surely the nations around you will endure reproach of their own.

Ezekiel 36:7 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:8

But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.

Ezekiel 36:8 · BSB

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for The Edomites , and other enemies of the Jews , who thought they would soon be in possession of the whole land of Judea , might be assured that the predicted seventy years of the captivity were wearing away , and the time would soon arrive when the Jews would repossess and cultivate their own land , and eat its fruits.

Ezekiel 36:9

For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.

Ezekiel 36:9 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:10

I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:10 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:11

I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 36:11 · BSB

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The circumstances of the Jews were never so prosperous after the captivity as they had been before; hence this prophecy must refer to the times of the Gospel and the future conversion and restoration of the Jews

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Ezekiel 36:12

Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.

Ezekiel 36:12 · BSB

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I will cause The prophet is still personifying the mountains , valleys , and wastes of Judea.

Ezekiel 36:13

For this is what the Lord GOD says: Because people say to you, 'You devour men and deprive your nation of its children,'

Ezekiel 36:13 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:14

therefore you will no longer devour men or deprive your nation of its children, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 36:14 · BSB

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bereave or , cause to fail

Ezekiel 36:15

I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you, and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD."

Ezekiel 36:15 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:17

"Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman's impurity.

Ezekiel 36:17 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:18

So I poured out My wrath upon them because of the blood they had shed on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.

Ezekiel 36:18 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:19

I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.

Ezekiel 36:19 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:20

And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’

Ezekiel 36:20 · BSB

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The Jews , when thus scattered , appeared to them an abject and wretched company of people. They were recognized as the worshippers of Jehovah wherever they went; but they were looked upon as a viler and more worthless race than any of the idolaters among whom they were driven. Many would ascribe their wickedness to the tendency of their religion , which they abhorred , and not to their having acted inconsistently with it; and regard their miseries , not as the punishment of their sins , but as proofs of God's inability to protect them. This profanation of his holy name , Jehovah was determined to wipe away , by shewing mercy unto them

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Ezekiel 36:21

But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone.

Ezekiel 36:21 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:22

Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went.

Ezekiel 36:22 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:23

I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.

Ezekiel 36:23 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:24

For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.

Ezekiel 36:24 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:25

I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.|||||

Ezekiel 36:25 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:26

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.||||

Ezekiel 36:26 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.||

Ezekiel 36:27 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:28

Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God. |

Ezekiel 36:28 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:29

I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you. |

Ezekiel 36:29 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:30

I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.

Ezekiel 36:30 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:31

Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.

Ezekiel 36:31 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:32

It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you. Be ashamed and disgraced for your ways, O house of Israel!

Ezekiel 36:32 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:33

This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:33 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:34

The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through.

Ezekiel 36:34 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:35

Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’

Ezekiel 36:35 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:36

Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.

Ezekiel 36:36 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:37

This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.

Ezekiel 36:37 · BSB

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Ezekiel 36:38

Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

Ezekiel 36:38 · BSB

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holy flock Heb. flock of holy things

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In the wider web35 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Luke 11:1-4 → Ezekiel 36:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:8 → Ezekiel 36:25-27, Titus 3:4-7 → Ezekiel 36:25-27, 1 John 3:24 → Ezekiel 36:27, Ezekiel 36:11 → Genesis 1:28, Ezekiel 36:12 → Numbers 13:32, Ezekiel 36:12-19 → Leviticus 18:24-30, Ezekiel 36:12-19 → Numbers 13:32, Ezekiel 36:23-24 → Psalm 106:47, Ezekiel 36:26 → Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 36:26 → Jeremiah 31:33, Ezekiel 36:26-27 → Ezekiel 11:19-20, Ezekiel 36:26-27 → Jeremiah 31:33, Ezekiel 36:26-27 → Joel 2:28-29
Echoes Ezekiel 36:12 → Leviticus 18:24, Ezekiel 36:23 → Psalm 106:47, Ezekiel 36:35 → Genesis 1:28
Trajectories
Ashes of Red Heifer (Continual Cleansing), Brazen Laver (Cleansing for Service), Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement), Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence), Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character), Pool of Bethesda (Ineffective Ritual vs Christ's Power), Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Two Covenants (Law and Promise), Water of Purification (Living Water and Ashes), Wisdom Instruction (Torah Pedagogy)
Longitudinal Themes
Covenant, Holiness, Law and Righteousness
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Ezekiel 36-37 - A New Heart and Dry Bones
Chiasms
Shaped Ezekiel 36:1–38, Ezekiel 36:6–15, Ezekiel 36:6–8
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