Ezekiel 36:12

And I will increase men upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall inherit you, and you⌃ shall be to them for a possession; and you⌃ shall no more be bereaved of them.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.

In Context

11And I will multiply men and cattle upon you; and I will cause you to dwell as at the beginning, and will treat you well, as in your former times: and you⌃ shall know that I am the Lord.

13Thus says the Lord God: Because they said to you, You land devour men, and have been bereaved of your nation;

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Cross References

Numbers 13:32But the men that went up together with him said, We + 13:32 Gr. do not. will not go up, for we shall not by any means be able to go up against the nation, for it is much stronger than we.

Jeremiah 15:7And I will completely scatter them; in the gates of my people they are bereaved of children: they have destroyed my people because of their iniquities.

Ezekiel 47:14And you⌃ shall inherit it, each according to his brother's portion, even the land concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you by lot.

Obadiah 1:20And this shall be the domain of the captivity of the children of Israel, the land of the Chananites as far as Sarepta; and the captives of Jerusalem shall inherit as far as Ephratha; they shall inherit the cities of the south.

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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