Ezekiel 36:8
But your grapes and your fruits, O mountains of Israel, shall my people eat; for they are hoping to come.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
9For, behold, I am toward you, and I will have respect to you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
Cross References
Psalms 67:6Who is the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: 1 Such is God in his holy place. 1
Isaiah 4:2And in that day God shall shine gloriously in counsel on the earth, to exalt and glorify the remnant of Israel.
Isaiah 30:23Then shall there be rain to the seed of thy land; and the bread of the fruit of thy land shall be plenteous and rich: and thy cattle shall feed in that day in a fertile and spacious place.
Ezekiel 12:25For I the Lord will speak my words; I will speak and perform them, and will no more delay, for in your days, O provoking house, I will speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:26And I will settle them round about my mountain; and I will give you the rain, the rain of blessing.
Hosea 2:21And I will betroth thee to myself forever; yea, I will betroth thee to myself in righteousness, and in judgment, and in mercy, and in tender compassions;
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 →