Ezekiel 36:34
And the desolate land shall be tilled, which before was waste in the sight of all that passed by,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:23Burning it with brimstone, and the heat of salt, so that it cannot be sown any more, nor any green thing grow therein, after the example of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha, Adama and Seboim, which the Lord destroyed in his wrath and indignation:
Jeremiah 25:9Behold I will send, and take all the kindreds of the north, saith the Lord, and Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all the nations that are round about it: and I will destroy them, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
Ezekiel 6:14And I will stretch forth my hand upon them: and I will make the land desolate, and abandoned from the desert of Deblatha in all their dwelling places: and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 36:26-38
The Promise of a New Heart; The Promise of Sanctifying Grace; Promised Blessings Must Be Prayed for. ( b. c. 587.) 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall… Read the whole commentary →