Ezekiel 36:9

For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and ye shall be tilled and sown.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

In Context

8But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they are at hand to come.

10And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it, and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be built.

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Cross References

Psalms 99:8Thou answered them, O LORD our God. Thou were a God who forgave them, though thou took vengeance on their doings.

Hosea 2:21And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, says LORD. I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth,

Haggai 2:19Is the seed yet in the barn? Yea, the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not brought forth. From this day I will bless [you].

Malachi 3:10Bring ye the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, says LORD of hosts, if I will not open to you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 36:2-16

God's Compassion for Israel. ( b. c. 587.) 1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord : 2 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips… Read the whole commentary →

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