Ezekiel 36:10
and I will multiply men upon you, even all the house of Israel to the end: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the desolate land shall be built upon.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
9For, behold, I am toward you, and I will have respect to you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
Cross References
Isaiah 27:6they that are coming are the children of Jacob. Israel shall bud and blossom, and the world shall be filled with his fruit.
Isaiah 49:17And thou shalt soon be built by those by whom thou wert destroyed, and they that made thee desolate shall go forth of thee.
Isaiah 52:9Let the waste places of Jerusalem break forth in joy together, because the Lord has had mercy upon her, and has delivered Jerusalem.
Isaiah 61:4And they shall build the old waste places, they shall raise up those that were before made desolate, and shall renew the desert cities, even those that had been desolate for many generations.
Jeremiah 31:10Cursed is the man that does the works of the Lord carelessly, keeping back his sword from blood.
Jeremiah 33:12Then Jeremiah spoke to the princes, and to all the people, saying, The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city, all the words which ye have heard.
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 →