Ezekiel 36:35

And they shall say, That desolate land is become like a garden of delight; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are inhabited.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.

In Context

34and the desolate land shall be cultivated, whereas it was desolate in the eyes of everyone that passed by.

36And the nations, as many as shall have been left round about you, shall know that I the Lord have built the ruined cities and planted the waste lands: I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:8And God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and placed there the man whom he had formed.

Psalms 58:11As for my God, his mercy shall go before me: 1 My God will show me vengeance on mine enemies. 1

Psalms 126:2It is vain for you to rise early: 1 Ye rise up after resting, 1 Ye that eat the bread of grief; 1 While he gives sleep to his beloved. 1

Isaiah 62:4And thou shalt no more be called Forsaken; and thy land shall no more be called Desert: for thou shalt be called My Pleasure, and thy land Inhabited: for the Lord has taken pleasure in thee, and thy land shall be inhabited.

Jeremiah 33:9Thou shalt surely die, because thou hast prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be as Shiloh, and this city shall be made quite destitute of inhabitants. And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.

Ezekiel 37:13And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, that I may bring up my people from their graves.

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 →

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