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Text -- Ezekiel 36:1-32 (NET)
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Blessings on the Mountains of Israel
36:1 “As for you , son of man , prophesy to the mountains of Israel , and say : ‘O mountains of Israel , hear the word of the Lord !
36:2 This is what the sovereign Lord says : The enemy has spoken against you, saying “Aha !” and, “The ancient heights have become our property !”’
36:3 So prophesy and say : ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : Surely because they have made you desolate and crushed you from all directions , so that you have become the property of the rest of the nations , and have become the subject of gossip and slander among the people ,
36:4 therefore , O mountains of Israel , hear the word of the sovereign Lord : This is what the sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills , the ravines and valleys , and to the desolate ruins and the abandoned cities that have become prey and an object of derision to the rest of the nations round about –
36:5 therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says : Surely I have spoken in the fire of my zeal against the rest of the nations , and against all Edom , who with great joy and utter contempt have made my land their property and prey , because of its pasture .’
36:6 “Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel , and say to the mountains and hills , the ravines and valleys , ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : Look , I have spoken in my zeal and in my anger , because you have endured the insults of the nations .
36:7 So this is what the sovereign Lord says : I vow that the nations around you will endure insults as well.
36:8 “‘But you , mountains of Israel , will grow your branches , and bear your fruit for my people Israel ; for they will arrive soon.
36:9 For indeed , I am on your side; I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted .
36:10 I will multiply your people – the whole house of Israel , all of it. The cities will be populated and the ruins rebuilt .
36:11 I will increase the number of people and animals on you; they will increase and be fruitful . I will cause you to be inhabited as in ancient times , and will do more good for you than at the beginning of your history. Then you will know that I am the Lord .
36:12 I will lead people , my people Israel , across you; they will possess you and you will become their inheritance . No longer will you bereave them of their children .
36:13 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : Because they are saying to you, “You are a devourer of men , and bereave your nation of children ,”
36:14 therefore you will no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, declares the sovereign Lord .
36:15 I will no longer subject you to the nations ’ insults ; no longer will you bear the shame of the peoples , and no longer will you bereave your nation , declares the sovereign Lord .’”
36:16 The word of the Lord came to me:
36:17 “Son of man , when the house of Israel was living on their own land , they defiled it by their behavior and their deeds . In my sight their behavior was like the uncleanness of a woman having her monthly period .
36:18 So I poured my anger on them because of the blood they shed on the land and because of the idols with which they defiled it.
36:19 I scattered them among the nations ; they were dispersed throughout foreign countries . In accordance with their behavior and their deeds I judged them.
36:20 But when they arrived in the nations where they went , they profaned my holy name . It was said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord , yet they have departed from his land .’
36:21 I was concerned for my holy reputation which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they went .
36:22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel , ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : It is not for your sake that I am about to act , O house of Israel , but for the sake of my holy reputation which you profaned among the nations where you went .
36:23 I will magnify my great name that has been profaned among the nations , that you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the Lord , declares the sovereign Lord , when I magnify myself among you in their sight .
36:24 “‘I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries ; then I will bring you to your land .
36:25 I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities . I will purify you from all your idols .
36:26 I will give you a new heart , and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh .
36:27 I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations .
36:28 Then you will live in the land I gave to your fathers ; you will be my people , and I will be your God .
36:29 I will save you from all your uncleanness . I will call for the grain and multiply it; I will not bring a famine on you.
36:30 I will multiply the fruit of the trees and the produce of the fields , so that you will never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations .
36:31 Then you will remember your evil behavior and your deeds which were not good ; you will loathe yourselves on account of your sins and your abominable deeds .
36:32 Understand that it is not for your sake I am about to act , declares the sovereign Lord . Be ashamed and embarrassed by your behavior , O house of Israel .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
EZEKIEL, 1 |
Israel |
Ezekiel, Book of |
God |
PROMISE |
OMNIPOTENCE |
Sin |
Blessing |
Heart |
Regeneration |
Motive |
SANCTIFICATION |
SALVATION |
Jealousy |
JOHN THE BAPTIST |
RIVER |
Stones |
WATERCOURSE |
Depravity of Mankind |
HOLY SPIRIT, 1 |
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NET Notes: Eze 36:18 For the concept of defiling the land in legal literature, see Lev 18:28; Deut 21:23.
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NET Notes: Eze 36:22 In Ezek 20:22 God refrained from punishment for the sake of his holy name. Here God’s reputation is the basis for Israel’s restoration.
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NET Notes: Eze 36:25 The Lord here uses a metaphor from the realm of ritual purification. For the use of water in ritual cleansing, see Exod 30:19-20; Lev 14:51; Num 19:18...
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NET Notes: Eze 36:26 That is, a heart which symbolizes a will that is responsive and obedient to God.
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NET Notes: Eze 36:27 Heb “and my laws you will guard and you will do them.” Jer 31:31-34 is parallel to this passage.
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