Ezekiel 36:35

They will say, “This land that was ruined has become very fertile/productive like [SIM] the garden of Eden! The cities that were piles of ruins, empty and destroyed, now have walls around them, and people live in those cities.”

Translation for Translators

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

34People who walk through your country will see that your land is again cultivated instead of ◄being desolate/having nothing growing in it►.

36When that happens, the people in the nations that are around you that still exist will know that it is I, Yahweh, who have enabled you to rebuild what was destroyed, and to again plant crops in the fields that had nothing growing in them. I, Yahweh, have said that it will happen, and I will cause it to happen.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:8Yahweh God made a park/garden in a place named Eden, which was east of the land of Canaan, and he put there the man that he had created.

Psalms 58:11Then people will say, “It is true that there is a reward for righteous people; and there is indeed a God who judges people justly here on the earth!”

Psalms 126:2We were extremely happy, and we [SYN] continued shouting joyfully. Then the other people-groups said about us, “Yahweh has done great things for them!”

Isaiah 62:4Your city will never again be called “the deserted/abandoned city” and your country will never again be called “the desolate land”; it will be called “the land that Yahweh delights in”, and it will also be called “married to Yahweh”. It will be called that because Yahweh will be delighted with you, and it will be as though you are his bride [MET].

Jeremiah 33:9When that happens, all the nations of the world will rejoice, and they will praise me and honor me. They will hear about all the good things that I have done for this city and, because of that, they will revere me, and they will tremble because I have caused the people in this city to have peace and to prosper.’

Ezekiel 37:13Then, what that happens, you my people will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, have the power to do what I say that I will do.

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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