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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 36:16 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| Eze 36:16 |
Strong Concordance |
Moreover the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559], |
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King James |
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The defilement of the people described in order to its removal.
Eze 36:20
They profaned my holy name - Caused it to be dishonored by the pagan who said in scorn, "This is the people of God." The pagan, seeing the miserable state of the exiles, fancied that Yahweh was no more than a national god, powerless to protect his subjects. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
The Salvation of Israel Founded upon Its Sanctification
Because Israel has defiled its land by its sins, God has scattered the people among the heathen; but because they also profaned His name among the heathen, He will exercise forbearance for the sake of His holy name (Eze 36:16-21), will gather Israel out of the lands, cleanse it from its sins, and sanctify it by the communication of His Spirit, so that it will walk in His ways (Eze 36:22-28), and will so bless and multiply it, that both the nations around and Israel itself will know that He is the Lord (Eze 36:29-38). - This promise is shown by the introductory formula in Eze 36:16 and by the contents to be an independent word of God; but it is substantially connected in the closest manner with the preceding word of God, showing, on the one hand, the motive which prompted God to restore and bless His people;, and, on the other hand, the means by which He would permanently establish the salvation predicted in Ezekiel 34 and Eze 36:1-15. - The kernel of this promise is formed by Eze 36:25-28, for which the way is prepared in Eze 36:17-24, whilst the further extension is contained in Eze 36:29-38.
Eze 36:16-21
The Lord will extend His forbearance, for the sake of His holy name, to the people who have been rejected on account of their sins. - Eze 36:16. And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Eze 36:17. Son of man, the house of Israel dwelt in its land, and defiled it with its way and its doings; like the uncleanness of the unclean woman, was its way before me. Eze 36:18. Then I poured out my fury upon them on account of the blood which they had shed in the land, and because they had defiled it through their idols, Eze 36:19. And scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed in the land; according to their way and their doings I judge them. Eze 36:20. And they came to the nations whither they came, and profaned my holy name, for men said of them, "These are Jehovah's people, and they have come out of His land." Eze 36:21. And so I had pity upon my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations whither they came. - The address commences with a description of the reasons why God had thrust out His people among the heathen, namely, on account of their sins and idolatrous abominations, by which the Israelites had defiled the land (cf. Lev 18:28 and Num 35:34). Their conduct resembled the most offensive uncleanness, namely, the uncleanness of a woman in her menstruation (Lev 15:19), to which the moral depravity of the people had already been compared in Isa 64:5. - In Eze 36:18 the consequence of the defiling of the land by the people is introduced with the impression ואשׁפּך. In Eze 36:17, ויטמּאוּ is the continuation of the participle ישׁבים; and the participle is expressive of the condition in the past, as we may see from the words 'ואשׁפּך וגו. The simile in Eze 36:17 is an explanatory, circumstantial clause. For Eze 36:18, compare Eze 7:8, and for 'על הדּם וגו, Eze 22:3, Eze 22:6. The last clause, "and through their idols they have defiled it," is loosely appended; but it really contains a second reason for the pouring out of the wrath of God upon the people. For Eze 36:19, compare Eze 22:15. ויּבוא in Eze 36:20 refers to בּית־ישׂראל; but there is no necessity to read ויבאוּ on that account. It is perfectly arbitrary to supply the subject proposed by Kliefoth, viz., "the report of what had happened to Israel" came to the heathen, which is quite foreign to the connection; for it was not the report concerning Israel, but Israel itself, which came to the heathen, and profaned the sacred name of God. This is not only plainly expressed in Eze 36:21, but has been already stated in Eze 36:20. The fact that the words of the heathen, by which the name of God was profaned, are quoted here, does not prove that it is the heathen nations who are to be regarded as those who profaned the name of God, as Kliefoth imagines. The words, "these are Jehovah's people, and have come out of His (Jehovah's) land," could only contain a profanation of the holy name of God, if their coming out was regarded as involuntary, i.e., as an exile enforced by the power of the heathen; or, on the other hand, if the Israelites themselves had denied the holiness of the people of God through their behaviour among the heathen. Most of the commentators have decided in favour of the former view. Vatablus, for example, gives this explanation: "if their God whom they preach had been omnipotent, He would not have allowed them to be expelled from His land." And we must decide in favour of this exposition, not only because of the parallel passages, such as Num 14:16 and Jer 33:24, which support this view; but chiefly on account of the verses which follow, according to which the sanctification of the name of God among the nations consists in the fact that God gathers Israel out of its dispersion among the nations, and leads them back into His own land (vid., Eze 36:23 and Eze 36:24). Consequently the profanation of His name can only have consisted in the fact that Israel was carried away out of its own land, and scattered in the heathen lands. For, since the heathen acknowledged only national gods, and regarded Jehovah as nothing more than such a national god of Israel, they did not look upon the destruction of the kingdom of Judah and the carrying away of the people as a judgment of the almighty and holy God upon His people, but concluded that that catastrophe was a sign of the inability of Jehovah to defend His land and save His people. The only way in which God could destroy this delusion was by manifesting Himself to the heathen as the almighty God and Lord of the whole world through the redemption and glorification of His people. ואחמל על־שׁם ק: so I had pity, compassion upon my holy name. The preterite is prophetic, inasmuch as the compassion consists in the gathering of Israel out of the nations, which is announced in Eze 36:22. as still in the future. The rendering, "I spared (them) for my holy name's sake" (lxx, Hvernick), is false; for חמל is construed with על, governing the person or the thing toward which the compassion is shown (vid., Eze 16:5 and Ch2 36:15, Ch2 36:17).
Eze 36:22-28
For His holy name's sake the Lord will bring Israel back from its dispersion into His own land, purify it from its sins, and sanctify it by His Spirit to be His own people. - Eze 36:22. Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, I do it not for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the nations whither ye have come. Eze 36:23. I will sanctify my great name, which is profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them, so that the nations shall know that I am Jehovah, is the saying of the Lord Jehovah, when I prove myself holy upon you before their eyes. Eze 36:24. I will take you out of the nations, and gather you out of all lands, and bring you into your land, Eze 36:25. And will sprinkle clean water upon you, that ye may become clean; from all your uncleannesses and from all your idols will I cleanse you, Eze 36:26. And I will give you a new heart, and give a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh, and give you a heart of flesh. Eze 36:27. I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and keep my rights, and do them. Eze 36:28. And ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to your fathers, and shall become my people, and I will be your God. - These verses show in what way the Lord will have compassion upon His holy name, and how He will put an end to the scoffing thereat, and vindicate His honour in the sight of the heathen. "Nor for your sake," i.e., not because you have any claim to deliverance on account of your behaviour (cf. Isa 48:11 and Deu 9:6), but for my holy name's sake, i.e., to manifest as holy the name which has been profaned among the heathen, I do it, namely, what follows from Eze 36:23 onwards. The Lord will sanctify His name, i.e., show it to be holy by proving Himself to be holy upon Israel. קדּשׁ is not equivalent to glorify, although the holiness of God involves the idea of glory. Sanctifying is the removing or expunging of the blots and blemishes which adhere to anything. The giving up of His people was regarded by the heathen as a sign of the weakness of Jehovah. This blot through which His omnipotence and glory were dishonoured, God would remove by gathering Israel out of the heathen, and glorifying it. Instead of לעיניכם, the ancient versions have rendered לעיניהם. This reading is also found in many of the codices and the earliest editions, and is confirmed by the great Masora, and also commended by the parallel passages, Eze 20:41 and Eze 28:25, so that it no doubt deserves the preference, although לעיניכם can also be justified. For inasmuch as Israelites had despaired in the midst of their wretchedness through unbelief, it was necessary that Jehovah should sanctify His great name in their sight as well. The great name of Jehovah is His almighty exaltation above all gods (cf. Mal 1:11-12). The first thing that Jehovah does for the sanctification of His name is to bring back Israel from its dispersion into its own land (Eze 36:24, compare Eze 11:17 and Eze 20:41-42); and then follows the purifying of Israel from its sins. The figurative expression, "to sprinkle with clean water," is taken from the lustrations prescribed by the law, more particularly the purifying from defilement from the dead by sprinkling with the water prepared from the ashes of a red heifer (Num 19:17-19; compare Psa 51:9). Cleansing from sins, which corresponds to justification, and is not to be confounded with sanctification (Schmieder), is followed by renewal with the Holy Spirit, which takes away the old heart of stone and puts within a new heart of flesh, so that the man can fulfil the commandments of God, and walk in newness of life (Eze 36:26-28; compare Eze 11:18-20, where this promise has already occurred, and the necessary remarks concerning its fulfilment have been made). - With regard to the construction 'עשׂה את אשׁר , to make or effect your walking, compare Ewald, ֗337b.
Eze 36:29-38
The Lord will richly bless, multiply, and glorify His people, when thus renewed and sanctified. - Eze 36:29. And I will save you from all your uncleannesses, and will call the corn, and multiply it, and no more bring famine upon you; Eze 36:30. But I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field, so that ye will no more bear the reproach of famine among the nations. Eze 36:31. But ye will remember your evil ways, and your deeds which were not good, and will loathe yourselves on account of your iniquities and your abominations. Eze 36:32. Not for your sake do I this, is the saying of the Lord Jehovah, be this known to you; be ye ashamed and blush for your ways, O house of Israel! Eze 36:33. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, In the day when I shall cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will make the cities inhabited, and the ruins shall be built, Eze 36:34. And the devastated land shall be tilled instead of being a desert before the eyes of every one who passed by. Eze 36:35. And men will say, This land, which was laid waste, has become like the garden of Eden, and the desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited. Eze 36:36. And the nations, which have been left round about you, shall know that I Jehovah build up that which is destroyed, and plant that which is laid waste. I, Jehovah, have said it, and do it. Eze 36:37. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, I will still let myself be sought by the house of Israel in this, to do it for them; I will multiply them, like a flock, in men; Eze 36:38. Like a flock of holy sacrifices, like the flock of Jerusalem on its feast-days, so shall the desolate cities be full of flocks of men; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. - The words 'הושׁעתּי , I help or save you from all your uncleannesses, cannot be understood as relating to their purification from the former uncleannesses; for they have already been cleansed from these, according to Eze 36:25. The טמאות can only be such defilements as are still possible even after the renewing of the people; and הושׁע, to help, means to guard them against any further recurrence of such defilements (cf. Eze 37:23), and not to deliver them from the consequences of their former pollutions. But if God preserves His people from these, there is no longer any occasion for a fresh suspension of judgments over them, and God can bestow His blessing upon the sanctified nation without reserve. It is in this way that the further promises are appended; and, first of all, in Eze 36:29 and Eze 36:30, a promise that He will bless them with an abundant crop of fruits, both of the orchard and the field. "I call to the corn," i.e., I cause it to come or grow, so that famine will occur no more (for the fact, compare Eze 34:29).
In consequence of this blessing, Israel will blush with shame at the thought of its former sins, and will loathe itself for those abominations (Eze 36:31); compare Eze 20:43, where the same thought has already occurred. To this, after repeating what has been said before in Eze 36:22, namely, that God is not doing all this for the sake of the Israelites themselves, the prophet appends the admonition to be ashamed of their conduct, i.e., to repent, which is so far inserted appropriately in the promise, that the promise itself is meant to entice Israel to repent and return to God. Then, secondly, in two strophes introduced with 'כּה אמר יי, the promise is still further expanded. In Eze 36:33-36, the prophet shows how the devastated land is to be restored and rebuilt, and to become a paradise; and in Eze 36:37 and Eze 36:38, how the people are to be blessed through a large increase in their numbers. Both of these strophes are simply a further elaboration of the promise contained in Eze 36:9-12. הושׁיב, causative of ישׁב, to cause to be inhabited, to populate, as in Isa 54:3. לעיני כּל־עובר, as in Eze 5:14. The subject to ואמרוּ in Eze 36:35 is, "those who pass by." For the comparison to the garden of Eden, see Eze 31:9. בּצוּרות is a circumstantial word belonging to ישׁבוּ: they shall be inhabited as fortified cities, that is to say, shall afford to their inhabitants the security of fortresses, from which there is no fear of their being expelled. In Eze 36:36 the expression, "the heathen nations which shall be left round about you," presupposes that at the time of Israel's redemption the judgment will have fallen upon the heathen (compare Eze 30:3 with Eze 29:21), so that only a remnant of them will be still in existence; and this remnant will recognise the work of Jehovah in the restoration of Israel. This recognition, however, does not involve the conversion of the heathen to Jehovah, but is simply preparatory to it. For the fact itself, compare Eze 17:24. הדּרשׁ, to let oneself be asked or entreated, as in Eze 14:3. זאת, with regard to this, is explained by לעשׂות . What God will do follows in 'ארבּה ותו. God will multiply His people to such an extent, that they will resemble the flock of lambs, sheep, and goats brought to Jerusalem to sacrifice upon the feast days. Compare Ch2 35:7, where Josiah is said to have given to the people thirty thousand lambs and goats for the feast of the passover. כּצּאן אדם does not mean, like a flock of men. אדם cannot be a genitive dependent upon צאן, on account of the article in כּצּאן, but belongs to ארבּה, either as a supplementary apposition to אותם, or as a second object, so that ארבּה would be construed with a double accusative, after the analogy of verbs of plenty, to multiply them in men. Kliefoth's rendering,, "I will multiply them, so that they shall be the flock of men" (of mankind), is grammatically untenable. צאן קדשׁים, a flock of holy beasts, i.e., of sacrificial lambs. The flock of Jerusalem is the flock brought to Jerusalem at the yearly feasts, when the male population of the land came to the sanctuary (Deu 16:16): So shall the desolate cities be filled again with flocks of men (compare Mic 2:12). |
20 And when they entered [0935] unto the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935], they profaned [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034], when they said [0559] to them, These are the people [05971] of the LORD [03068], and are gone forth [03318] out of his land [0776].
12 I will surely [0622] assemble [0622], O Jacob [03290], all of thee; I will surely [06908] gather [06908] the remnant [07611] of Israel [03478]; I will put [07760] them together [03162] as the sheep [06629] of Bozrah [01223] [01224], as the flock [05739] in the midst [08432] of their fold [01699]: they shall make great noise [01949] by reason of the multitude of men [0120].
16 Three [07969] times [06471] in a year [08141] shall all thy males [02138] appear [07200] before [06440] the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] in the place [04725] which he shall choose [0977]; in the feast [02282] of unleavened bread [04682], and in the feast [02282] of weeks [07620], and in the feast [02282] of tabernacles [05521]: and they shall not appear [07200] before [06440] the LORD [03068] empty [07387]:
7 And Josiah [02977] gave [07311] to the people [01121] [05971], of the flock [06629], lambs [03532] and kids [01121] [05795], all for the passover offerings [06453], for all that were present [04672], to the number [04557] of thirty [07970] thousand [0505], and three [07969] thousand [0505] bullocks [01241]: these were of the king's [04428] substance [07399].
3 Son [01121] of man [0120], these men [0582] have set up [05927] their idols [01544] in their heart [03820], and put [05414] the stumblingblock [04383] of their iniquity [05771] before [05227] their face [06440]: should I be enquired [01875] of at all [01875] by them?
24 And all the trees [06086] of the field [07704] shall know [03045] that I the LORD [03068] have brought down [08213] the high [01364] tree [06086], have exalted [01361] the low [08217] tree [06086], have dried [03001] up the green [03892] tree [06086], and have made the dry [03002] tree [06086] to flourish [06524]: I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] and have done [06213] it.
21 In that day [03117] will I cause [06779] the horn [07161] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478] to bud forth [06779], and I will give [05414] thee the opening [06610] of the mouth [06310] in the midst [08432] of them; and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
3 For the day [03117] is near [07138], even the day [03117] of the LORD [03068] is near [07138], a cloudy [06051] day [03117]; it shall be the time [06256] of the heathen [01471].
36 Then the heathen [01471] that are left [07604] round about [05439] you shall know [03045] that I the LORD [03068] build [01129] the ruined [02040] places, and plant [05193] that that was desolate [08074]: I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it, and I will do [06213] it.
9 I have made [06213] him fair [03303] by the multitude [07230] of his branches [01808]: so that all the trees [06086] of Eden [05731], that were in the garden [01588] of God [0430], envied [07065] him.
35 And they shall say [0559], This [01977] land [0776] that was desolate [08074] is become like the garden [01588] of Eden [05731]; and the waste [02720] and desolate [08074] and ruined [02040] cities [05892] are become fenced [01219], and are inhabited [03427].
14 Moreover I will make [05414] thee waste [02723], and a reproach [02781] among the nations [01471] that are round about [05439] thee, in the sight [05869] of all that pass by [05674].
3 For thou shalt break forth [06555] on the right hand [03225] and on the left [08040]; and thy seed [02233] shall inherit [03423] the Gentiles [01471], and make the desolate [08074] cities [05892] to be inhabited [03427].
9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn [06437] unto you, and ye shall be tilled [05647] and sown [02232]:
10 And I will multiply [07235] men [0120] upon you, all the house [01004] of Israel [03478], even all of it: and the cities [05892] shall be inhabited [03427], and the wastes [02723] shall be builded [01129]:
11 And I will multiply [07235] upon you man [0120] and beast [0929]; and they shall increase [07235] and bring fruit [06509]: and I will settle [03427] you after your old estates [06927], and will do better [02895] unto you than at your beginnings [07221]: and ye shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
12 Yea, I will cause men [0120] to walk [03212] upon you, even my people [05971] Israel [03478]; and they shall possess [03423] thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance [05159], and thou shalt no more [03254] henceforth bereave [07921] them of men.
38 As the holy [06944] flock [06629], as the flock [06629] of Jerusalem [03389] in her solemn feasts [04150]; so shall the waste [02720] cities [05892] be filled [04392] with flocks [06629] of men [0120]: and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
37 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I will yet for this be enquired [01875] of by the house [01004] of Israel [03478], to do [06213] it for them; I will increase [07235] them with men [0120] like a flock [06629].
33 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; In the day [03117] that I shall have cleansed [02891] you from all your iniquities [05771] I will also cause you to dwell [03427] in the cities [05892], and the wastes [02723] shall be builded [01129].
34 And the desolate [08074] land [0776] shall be tilled [05647], whereas it lay desolate [08077] in the sight [05869] of all that passed by [05674].
35 And they shall say [0559], This [01977] land [0776] that was desolate [08074] is become like the garden [01588] of Eden [05731]; and the waste [02720] and desolate [08074] and ruined [02040] cities [05892] are become fenced [01219], and are inhabited [03427].
36 Then the heathen [01471] that are left [07604] round about [05439] you shall know [03045] that I the LORD [03068] build [01129] the ruined [02040] places, and plant [05193] that that was desolate [08074]: I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it, and I will do [06213] it.
22 Therefore say [0559] unto the house [01004] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I do [06213] not this for your sakes, O house [01004] of Israel [03478], but for mine holy [06944] name's [08034] sake, which ye have profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither ye went [0935].
43 And there shall ye remember [02142] your ways [01870], and all your doings [05949], wherein ye have been defiled [02930]; and ye shall lothe [06962] yourselves in your own sight [06440] for all your evils [07451] that ye have committed [06213].
31 Then shall ye remember [02142] your own evil [07451] ways [01870], and your doings [04611] that were not good [02896], and shall lothe [06962] yourselves in your own sight [06440] for your iniquities [05771] and for your abominations [08441].
29 And I will raise up [06965] for them a plant [04302] of renown [08034], and they shall be no more consumed [0622] with hunger [07458] in the land [0776], neither bear [05375] the shame [03639] of the heathen [01471] any more.
30 And I will multiply [07235] the fruit [06529] of the tree [06086], and the increase [08570] of the field [07704], that ye shall receive [03947] no more reproach [02781] of famine [07458] among the heathen [01471].
29 I will also save [03467] you from all your uncleannesses [02932]: and I will call [07121] for the corn [01715], and will increase [07235] it, and lay [05414] no famine [07458] upon you.
23 Neither shall they defile [02930] themselves any more with their idols [01544], nor with their detestable things [08251], nor with any of their transgressions [06588]: but I will save [03467] them out of all their dwellingplaces [04186], wherein they have sinned [02398], and will cleanse [02891] them: so shall they be my people [05971], and I will be their God [0430].
25 Then will I sprinkle [02236] clean [02889] water [04325] upon you, and ye shall be clean [02891]: from all your filthiness [02932], and from all your idols [01544], will I cleanse [02891] you.
38 As the holy [06944] flock [06629], as the flock [06629] of Jerusalem [03389] in her solemn feasts [04150]; so shall the waste [02720] cities [05892] be filled [04392] with flocks [06629] of men [0120]: and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
37 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I will yet for this be enquired [01875] of by the house [01004] of Israel [03478], to do [06213] it for them; I will increase [07235] them with men [0120] like a flock [06629].
36 Then the heathen [01471] that are left [07604] round about [05439] you shall know [03045] that I the LORD [03068] build [01129] the ruined [02040] places, and plant [05193] that that was desolate [08074]: I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it, and I will do [06213] it.
35 And they shall say [0559], This [01977] land [0776] that was desolate [08074] is become like the garden [01588] of Eden [05731]; and the waste [02720] and desolate [08074] and ruined [02040] cities [05892] are become fenced [01219], and are inhabited [03427].
34 And the desolate [08074] land [0776] shall be tilled [05647], whereas it lay desolate [08077] in the sight [05869] of all that passed by [05674].
33 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; In the day [03117] that I shall have cleansed [02891] you from all your iniquities [05771] I will also cause you to dwell [03427] in the cities [05892], and the wastes [02723] shall be builded [01129].
32 Not for your sakes do [06213] I this, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], be it known [03045] unto you: be ashamed [0954] and confounded [03637] for your own ways [01870], O house [01004] of Israel [03478].
31 Then shall ye remember [02142] your own evil [07451] ways [01870], and your doings [04611] that were not good [02896], and shall lothe [06962] yourselves in your own sight [06440] for your iniquities [05771] and for your abominations [08441].
30 And I will multiply [07235] the fruit [06529] of the tree [06086], and the increase [08570] of the field [07704], that ye shall receive [03947] no more reproach [02781] of famine [07458] among the heathen [01471].
29 I will also save [03467] you from all your uncleannesses [02932]: and I will call [07121] for the corn [01715], and will increase [07235] it, and lay [05414] no famine [07458] upon you.
29 I will also save [03467] you from all your uncleannesses [02932]: and I will call [07121] for the corn [01715], and will increase [07235] it, and lay [05414] no famine [07458] upon you.
30 And I will multiply [07235] the fruit [06529] of the tree [06086], and the increase [08570] of the field [07704], that ye shall receive [03947] no more reproach [02781] of famine [07458] among the heathen [01471].
31 Then shall ye remember [02142] your own evil [07451] ways [01870], and your doings [04611] that were not good [02896], and shall lothe [06962] yourselves in your own sight [06440] for your iniquities [05771] and for your abominations [08441].
32 Not for your sakes do [06213] I this, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], be it known [03045] unto you: be ashamed [0954] and confounded [03637] for your own ways [01870], O house [01004] of Israel [03478].
33 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; In the day [03117] that I shall have cleansed [02891] you from all your iniquities [05771] I will also cause you to dwell [03427] in the cities [05892], and the wastes [02723] shall be builded [01129].
34 And the desolate [08074] land [0776] shall be tilled [05647], whereas it lay desolate [08077] in the sight [05869] of all that passed by [05674].
35 And they shall say [0559], This [01977] land [0776] that was desolate [08074] is become like the garden [01588] of Eden [05731]; and the waste [02720] and desolate [08074] and ruined [02040] cities [05892] are become fenced [01219], and are inhabited [03427].
36 Then the heathen [01471] that are left [07604] round about [05439] you shall know [03045] that I the LORD [03068] build [01129] the ruined [02040] places, and plant [05193] that that was desolate [08074]: I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it, and I will do [06213] it.
37 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I will yet for this be enquired [01875] of by the house [01004] of Israel [03478], to do [06213] it for them; I will increase [07235] them with men [0120] like a flock [06629].
38 As the holy [06944] flock [06629], as the flock [06629] of Jerusalem [03389] in her solemn feasts [04150]; so shall the waste [02720] cities [05892] be filled [04392] with flocks [06629] of men [0120]: and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
18 And they shall come [0935] thither, and they shall take away [05493] all the detestable things [08251] thereof and all the abominations [08441] thereof from thence.
19 And I will give [05414] them one [0259] heart [03820], and I will put [05414] a new [02319] spirit [07307] within [07130] you; and I will take [05493] the stony [068] heart [03820] out of their flesh [01320], and will give [05414] them an heart [03820] of flesh [01320]:
20 That they may walk [03212] in my statutes [02708], and keep [08104] mine ordinances [04941], and do [06213] them: and they shall be my people [05971], and I will be their God [0430].
26 A new [02319] heart [03820] also will I give [05414] you, and a new [02319] spirit [07307] will I put [05414] within [07130] you: and I will take away [05493] the stony [068] heart [03820] out of your flesh [01320], and I will give [05414] you an heart [03820] of flesh [01320].
27 And I will put [05414] my spirit [07307] within [07130] you, and cause [06213] you to walk [03212] in my statutes [02706], and ye shall keep [08104] my judgments [04941], and do [06213] them.
28 And ye shall dwell [03427] in the land [0776] that I gave [05414] to your fathers [01]; and ye shall be my people [05971], and I will be your God [0430].
9 Hide [05641] thy face [06440] from my sins [02399], and blot out [04229] all mine iniquities [05771].
17 And for an unclean [02931] person they shall take [03947] of the ashes [06083] of the burnt heifer [08316] of purification for sin [02403], and running [02416] water [04325] shall be put [05414] thereto in a vessel [03627]:
18 And a clean [02889] person [0376] shall take [03947] hyssop [0231], and dip [02881] it in the water [04325], and sprinkle [05137] it upon the tent [0168], and upon all the vessels [03627], and upon the persons [05315] that were there, and upon him that touched [05060] a bone [06106], or one slain [02491], or one dead [04191], or a grave [06913]:
19 And the clean [02889] person shall sprinkle [05137] upon the unclean [02931] on the third [07992] day [03117], and on the seventh [07637] day [03117]: and on the seventh [07637] day [03117] he shall purify [02398] himself, and wash [03526] his clothes [0899], and bathe [07364] himself in water [04325], and shall be clean [02891] at even [06153].
41 I will accept [07521] you with your sweet [05207] savour [07381], when I bring you out [03318] from the people [05971], and gather [06908] you out of the countries [0776] wherein ye have been scattered [06327]; and I will be sanctified [06942] in you before [05869] the heathen [01471].
42 And ye shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], when I shall bring [0935] you into the land [0127] of Israel [03478], into the country [0776] for the which I lifted up [05375] mine hand [03027] to give [05414] it to your fathers [01].
17 Therefore say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I will even gather [06908] you from the people [05971], and assemble [0622] you out of the countries [0776] where ye have been scattered [06327], and I will give [05414] you the land [0127] of Israel [03478].
24 For I will take [03947] you from among [04480] the heathen [01471], and gather [06908] you out of all countries [0776], and will bring [0935] you into your own land [0127].
11 For from the rising [04217] of the sun [08121] even unto the going down [03996] of the same my name [08034] shall be great [01419] among the Gentiles [01471]; and in every place [04725] incense [06999] shall be offered [05066] unto my name [08034], and a pure [02889] offering [04503]: for my name [08034] shall be great [01419] among the heathen [01471], saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635].
12 But ye have profaned [02490] it, in that ye say [0559], The table [07979] of the LORD [03068] is polluted [01351]; and the fruit [05108] thereof, even his meat [0400], is contemptible [0959].
25 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; When I shall have gathered [06908] the house [01004] of Israel [03478] from the people [05971] among whom they are scattered [06327], and shall be sanctified [06942] in them in the sight [05869] of the heathen [01471], then shall they dwell [03427] in their land [0127] that I have given [05414] to my servant [05650] Jacob [03290].
41 I will accept [07521] you with your sweet [05207] savour [07381], when I bring you out [03318] from the people [05971], and gather [06908] you out of the countries [0776] wherein ye have been scattered [06327]; and I will be sanctified [06942] in you before [05869] the heathen [01471].
23 And I will sanctify [06942] my great [01419] name [08034], which was profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], which ye have profaned [02490] in the midst [08432] of them; and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], when I shall be sanctified [06942] in you before their eyes [05869].
6 Understand [03045] therefore, that the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] giveth [05414] thee not this good [02896] land [0776] to possess [03423] it for thy righteousness [06666]; for thou art a stiffnecked [06203] [07186] people [05971].
11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do [06213] it: for how should my name be polluted [02490]? and I will not give [05414] my glory [03519] unto another [0312].
28 And ye shall dwell [03427] in the land [0776] that I gave [05414] to your fathers [01]; and ye shall be my people [05971], and I will be your God [0430].
27 And I will put [05414] my spirit [07307] within [07130] you, and cause [06213] you to walk [03212] in my statutes [02706], and ye shall keep [08104] my judgments [04941], and do [06213] them.
26 A new [02319] heart [03820] also will I give [05414] you, and a new [02319] spirit [07307] will I put [05414] within [07130] you: and I will take away [05493] the stony [068] heart [03820] out of your flesh [01320], and I will give [05414] you an heart [03820] of flesh [01320].
25 Then will I sprinkle [02236] clean [02889] water [04325] upon you, and ye shall be clean [02891]: from all your filthiness [02932], and from all your idols [01544], will I cleanse [02891] you.
24 For I will take [03947] you from among [04480] the heathen [01471], and gather [06908] you out of all countries [0776], and will bring [0935] you into your own land [0127].
23 And I will sanctify [06942] my great [01419] name [08034], which was profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], which ye have profaned [02490] in the midst [08432] of them; and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], when I shall be sanctified [06942] in you before their eyes [05869].
22 Therefore say [0559] unto the house [01004] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I do [06213] not this for your sakes, O house [01004] of Israel [03478], but for mine holy [06944] name's [08034] sake, which ye have profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither ye went [0935].
22 Therefore say [0559] unto the house [01004] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I do [06213] not this for your sakes, O house [01004] of Israel [03478], but for mine holy [06944] name's [08034] sake, which ye have profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither ye went [0935].
23 And I will sanctify [06942] my great [01419] name [08034], which was profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], which ye have profaned [02490] in the midst [08432] of them; and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], when I shall be sanctified [06942] in you before their eyes [05869].
24 For I will take [03947] you from among [04480] the heathen [01471], and gather [06908] you out of all countries [0776], and will bring [0935] you into your own land [0127].
25 Then will I sprinkle [02236] clean [02889] water [04325] upon you, and ye shall be clean [02891]: from all your filthiness [02932], and from all your idols [01544], will I cleanse [02891] you.
26 A new [02319] heart [03820] also will I give [05414] you, and a new [02319] spirit [07307] will I put [05414] within [07130] you: and I will take away [05493] the stony [068] heart [03820] out of your flesh [01320], and I will give [05414] you an heart [03820] of flesh [01320].
27 And I will put [05414] my spirit [07307] within [07130] you, and cause [06213] you to walk [03212] in my statutes [02706], and ye shall keep [08104] my judgments [04941], and do [06213] them.
28 And ye shall dwell [03427] in the land [0776] that I gave [05414] to your fathers [01]; and ye shall be my people [05971], and I will be your God [0430].
17 Therefore he brought [05927] upon them the king [04428] of the Chaldees [03778], who slew [02026] their young men [0970] with the sword [02719] in the house [01004] of their sanctuary [04720], and had no compassion [02550] upon young man [0970] or maiden [01330], old man [02205], or him that stooped for age [03486]: he gave [05414] them all into his hand [03027].
15 And the LORD [03068] God [0430] of their fathers [01] sent [07971] to them by [03027] his messengers [04397], rising up betimes [07925], and sending [07971]; because he had compassion [02550] on his people [05971], and on his dwelling place [04583]:
5 None eye [05869] pitied [02347] thee, to do [06213] any [0259] of these unto thee, to have compassion [02550] upon thee; but thou wast cast out [07993] in the open [06440] field [07704], to the lothing [01604] of thy person [05315], in the day [03117] that thou wast born [03205].
22 Therefore say [0559] unto the house [01004] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I do [06213] not this for your sakes, O house [01004] of Israel [03478], but for mine holy [06944] name's [08034] sake, which ye have profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither ye went [0935].
24 For I will take [03947] you from among [04480] the heathen [01471], and gather [06908] you out of all countries [0776], and will bring [0935] you into your own land [0127].
23 And I will sanctify [06942] my great [01419] name [08034], which was profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], which ye have profaned [02490] in the midst [08432] of them; and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], when I shall be sanctified [06942] in you before their eyes [05869].
24 Considerest [07200] thou not what this people [05971] have spoken [01696], saying [0559], The two [08147] families [04940] which the LORD [03068] hath chosen [0977], he hath even cast them off [03988]? thus they have despised [05006] my people [05971], that they should be no more a nation [01471] before [06440] them.
16 Because the LORD [03068] was not [01115] able [03201] to bring [0935] this people [05971] into the land [0776] which he sware [07650] unto them, therefore he hath slain [07819] them in the wilderness [04057].
20 And when they entered [0935] unto the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935], they profaned [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034], when they said [0559] to them, These are the people [05971] of the LORD [03068], and are gone forth [03318] out of his land [0776].
21 But I had pity [02550] for mine holy [06944] name [08034], which the house [01004] of Israel [03478] had profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935].
20 And when they entered [0935] unto the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935], they profaned [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034], when they said [0559] to them, These are the people [05971] of the LORD [03068], and are gone forth [03318] out of his land [0776].
15 And I will scatter [06327] thee among the heathen [01471], and disperse [02219] thee in the countries [0776], and will consume [08552] thy filthiness [02932] out of thee.
19 And I scattered [06327] them among the heathen [01471], and they were dispersed [02219] through the countries [0776]: according to their way [01870] and according to their doings [05949] I judged [08199] them.
6 Behold, the princes [05387] of Israel [03478], every one [0376] were in thee to their power [02220] to shed [08210] blood [01818].
3 Then say [0559] thou, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], The city [05892] sheddeth [08210] blood [01818] in the midst [08432] of it, that her time [06256] may come [0935], and maketh [06213] idols [01544] against herself to defile [02930] herself.
8 Now will I shortly [07138] pour out [08210] my fury [02534] upon thee, and accomplish [03615] mine anger [0639] upon thee: and I will judge [08199] thee according to thy ways [01870], and will recompense [05414] thee for all thine abominations [08441].
18 Wherefore I poured [08210] my fury [02534] upon them for the blood [01818] that they had shed [08210] upon the land [0776], and for their idols [01544] wherewith they had polluted [02930] it:
17 Son [01121] of man [0120], when the house [01004] of Israel [03478] dwelt [03427] in their own land [0127], they defiled [02930] it by their own way [01870] and by their doings [05949]: their way [01870] was before [06440] me as the uncleanness [02932] of a removed woman [05079].
17 Son [01121] of man [0120], when the house [01004] of Israel [03478] dwelt [03427] in their own land [0127], they defiled [02930] it by their own way [01870] and by their doings [05949]: their way [01870] was before [06440] me as the uncleanness [02932] of a removed woman [05079].
18 Wherefore I poured [08210] my fury [02534] upon them for the blood [01818] that they had shed [08210] upon the land [0776], and for their idols [01544] wherewith they had polluted [02930] it:
5 Thou meetest [06293] him that rejoiceth [07797] and worketh [06213] righteousness [06664], those that remember [02142] thee in thy ways [01870]: behold, thou art wroth [07107]; for we have sinned [02398]: in those is continuance [05769], and we shall be saved [03467].
19 And if a woman [0802] have an issue [02100], and her issue [02101] in her flesh [01320] be blood [01818], she shall be put apart [05079] seven [07651] days [03117]: and whosoever toucheth [05060] her shall be unclean [02930] until the even [06153].
34 Defile [02930] not therefore the land [0776] which ye shall inhabit [03427], wherein [08432] I dwell [07931]: for I the LORD [03068] dwell [07931] among [08432] the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
28 That the land [0776] spue not you out [06958] also, when ye defile [02930] it, as it spued out [06958] the nations [01471] that were before [06440] you.
21 But I had pity [02550] for mine holy [06944] name [08034], which the house [01004] of Israel [03478] had profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935].
20 And when they entered [0935] unto the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935], they profaned [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034], when they said [0559] to them, These are the people [05971] of the LORD [03068], and are gone forth [03318] out of his land [0776].
19 And I scattered [06327] them among the heathen [01471], and they were dispersed [02219] through the countries [0776]: according to their way [01870] and according to their doings [05949] I judged [08199] them.
18 Wherefore I poured [08210] my fury [02534] upon them for the blood [01818] that they had shed [08210] upon the land [0776], and for their idols [01544] wherewith they had polluted [02930] it:
17 Son [01121] of man [0120], when the house [01004] of Israel [03478] dwelt [03427] in their own land [0127], they defiled [02930] it by their own way [01870] and by their doings [05949]: their way [01870] was before [06440] me as the uncleanness [02932] of a removed woman [05079].
16 Moreover the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
16 Moreover the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
17 Son [01121] of man [0120], when the house [01004] of Israel [03478] dwelt [03427] in their own land [0127], they defiled [02930] it by their own way [01870] and by their doings [05949]: their way [01870] was before [06440] me as the uncleanness [02932] of a removed woman [05079].
18 Wherefore I poured [08210] my fury [02534] upon them for the blood [01818] that they had shed [08210] upon the land [0776], and for their idols [01544] wherewith they had polluted [02930] it:
19 And I scattered [06327] them among the heathen [01471], and they were dispersed [02219] through the countries [0776]: according to their way [01870] and according to their doings [05949] I judged [08199] them.
20 And when they entered [0935] unto the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935], they profaned [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034], when they said [0559] to them, These are the people [05971] of the LORD [03068], and are gone forth [03318] out of his land [0776].
21 But I had pity [02550] for mine holy [06944] name [08034], which the house [01004] of Israel [03478] had profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935].
29 I will also save [03467] you from all your uncleannesses [02932]: and I will call [07121] for the corn [01715], and will increase [07235] it, and lay [05414] no famine [07458] upon you.
30 And I will multiply [07235] the fruit [06529] of the tree [06086], and the increase [08570] of the field [07704], that ye shall receive [03947] no more reproach [02781] of famine [07458] among the heathen [01471].
31 Then shall ye remember [02142] your own evil [07451] ways [01870], and your doings [04611] that were not good [02896], and shall lothe [06962] yourselves in your own sight [06440] for your iniquities [05771] and for your abominations [08441].
32 Not for your sakes do [06213] I this, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], be it known [03045] unto you: be ashamed [0954] and confounded [03637] for your own ways [01870], O house [01004] of Israel [03478].
33 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; In the day [03117] that I shall have cleansed [02891] you from all your iniquities [05771] I will also cause you to dwell [03427] in the cities [05892], and the wastes [02723] shall be builded [01129].
34 And the desolate [08074] land [0776] shall be tilled [05647], whereas it lay desolate [08077] in the sight [05869] of all that passed by [05674].
35 And they shall say [0559], This [01977] land [0776] that was desolate [08074] is become like the garden [01588] of Eden [05731]; and the waste [02720] and desolate [08074] and ruined [02040] cities [05892] are become fenced [01219], and are inhabited [03427].
36 Then the heathen [01471] that are left [07604] round about [05439] you shall know [03045] that I the LORD [03068] build [01129] the ruined [02040] places, and plant [05193] that that was desolate [08074]: I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it, and I will do [06213] it.
37 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I will yet for this be enquired [01875] of by the house [01004] of Israel [03478], to do [06213] it for them; I will increase [07235] them with men [0120] like a flock [06629].
38 As the holy [06944] flock [06629], as the flock [06629] of Jerusalem [03389] in her solemn feasts [04150]; so shall the waste [02720] cities [05892] be filled [04392] with flocks [06629] of men [0120]: and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
17 Son [01121] of man [0120], when the house [01004] of Israel [03478] dwelt [03427] in their own land [0127], they defiled [02930] it by their own way [01870] and by their doings [05949]: their way [01870] was before [06440] me as the uncleanness [02932] of a removed woman [05079].
18 Wherefore I poured [08210] my fury [02534] upon them for the blood [01818] that they had shed [08210] upon the land [0776], and for their idols [01544] wherewith they had polluted [02930] it:
19 And I scattered [06327] them among the heathen [01471], and they were dispersed [02219] through the countries [0776]: according to their way [01870] and according to their doings [05949] I judged [08199] them.
20 And when they entered [0935] unto the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935], they profaned [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034], when they said [0559] to them, These are the people [05971] of the LORD [03068], and are gone forth [03318] out of his land [0776].
21 But I had pity [02550] for mine holy [06944] name [08034], which the house [01004] of Israel [03478] had profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935].
22 Therefore say [0559] unto the house [01004] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I do [06213] not this for your sakes, O house [01004] of Israel [03478], but for mine holy [06944] name's [08034] sake, which ye have profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither ye went [0935].
23 And I will sanctify [06942] my great [01419] name [08034], which was profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], which ye have profaned [02490] in the midst [08432] of them; and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], when I shall be sanctified [06942] in you before their eyes [05869].
24 For I will take [03947] you from among [04480] the heathen [01471], and gather [06908] you out of all countries [0776], and will bring [0935] you into your own land [0127].
25 Then will I sprinkle [02236] clean [02889] water [04325] upon you, and ye shall be clean [02891]: from all your filthiness [02932], and from all your idols [01544], will I cleanse [02891] you.
26 A new [02319] heart [03820] also will I give [05414] you, and a new [02319] spirit [07307] will I put [05414] within [07130] you: and I will take away [05493] the stony [068] heart [03820] out of your flesh [01320], and I will give [05414] you an heart [03820] of flesh [01320].
27 And I will put [05414] my spirit [07307] within [07130] you, and cause [06213] you to walk [03212] in my statutes [02706], and ye shall keep [08104] my judgments [04941], and do [06213] them.
28 And ye shall dwell [03427] in the land [0776] that I gave [05414] to your fathers [01]; and ye shall be my people [05971], and I will be your God [0430].
1 Also, thou son [01121] of man [0120], prophesy [05012] unto the mountains [02022] of Israel [03478], and say [0559], Ye mountains [02022] of Israel [03478], hear [08085] the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]:
2 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Because the enemy [0341] hath said [0559] against you, Aha [01889], even the ancient [05769] high places [01116] are ours in possession [04181]:
3 Therefore prophesy [05012] and say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Because they have made you desolate [08074], and swallowed you up [07602] on every side [05439], that ye might be a possession [04181] unto the residue [07611] of the heathen [01471], and ye are taken up [05927] in the lips [08193] of talkers [03956], and are an infamy [01681] of the people [05971]:
4 Therefore, ye mountains [02022] of Israel [03478], hear [08085] the word [01697] of the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] to the mountains [02022], and to the hills [01389], to the rivers [0650], and to the valleys [01516], to the desolate [08074] wastes [02723], and to the cities [05892] that are forsaken [05800], which became a prey [0957] and derision [03933] to the residue [07611] of the heathen [01471] that are round about [05439];
5 Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Surely in the fire [0784] of my jealousy [07068] have I spoken [01696] against the residue [07611] of the heathen [01471], and against all Idumea [0123], which have appointed [05414] my land [0776] into their possession [04181] with the joy [08057] of all their heart [03824], with despiteful [07589] minds [05315], to cast it out [04054] for a prey [0957].
6 Prophesy [05012] therefore concerning the land [0127] of Israel [03478], and say [0559] unto the mountains [02022], and to the hills [01389], to the rivers [0650], and to the valleys [01516], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I have spoken [01696] in my jealousy [07068] and in my fury [02534], because ye have borne [05375] the shame [03639] of the heathen [01471]:
7 Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I have lifted up [05375] mine hand [03027], Surely the heathen [01471] that are about [05439] you, they shall bear [05375] their shame [03639].
8 But ye, O mountains [02022] of Israel [03478], ye shall shoot forth [05414] your branches [06057], and yield [05375] your fruit [06529] to my people [05971] of Israel [03478]; for they are at hand [07126] to come [0935].
9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn [06437] unto you, and ye shall be tilled [05647] and sown [02232]:
10 And I will multiply [07235] men [0120] upon you, all the house [01004] of Israel [03478], even all of it: and the cities [05892] shall be inhabited [03427], and the wastes [02723] shall be builded [01129]:
11 And I will multiply [07235] upon you man [0120] and beast [0929]; and they shall increase [07235] and bring fruit [06509]: and I will settle [03427] you after your old estates [06927], and will do better [02895] unto you than at your beginnings [07221]: and ye shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
12 Yea, I will cause men [0120] to walk [03212] upon you, even my people [05971] Israel [03478]; and they shall possess [03423] thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance [05159], and thou shalt no more [03254] henceforth bereave [07921] them of men.
13 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Because they say [0559] unto you, Thou land devourest up [0398] men [0120], and hast bereaved [07921] thy nations [01471];
14 Therefore thou shalt devour [0398] men [0120] no more, neither bereave [07921] [03782] thy nations [01471] any more, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].
15 Neither will I cause men to hear [08085] in thee the shame [03639] of the heathen [01471] any more, neither shalt thou bear [05375] the reproach [02781] of the people [05971] any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations [01471] to fall [03782] any more, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].
16 Moreover the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
29 I will also save [03467] you from all your uncleannesses [02932]: and I will call [07121] for the corn [01715], and will increase [07235] it, and lay [05414] no famine [07458] upon you.
30 And I will multiply [07235] the fruit [06529] of the tree [06086], and the increase [08570] of the field [07704], that ye shall receive [03947] no more reproach [02781] of famine [07458] among the heathen [01471].
31 Then shall ye remember [02142] your own evil [07451] ways [01870], and your doings [04611] that were not good [02896], and shall lothe [06962] yourselves in your own sight [06440] for your iniquities [05771] and for your abominations [08441].
32 Not for your sakes do [06213] I this, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], be it known [03045] unto you: be ashamed [0954] and confounded [03637] for your own ways [01870], O house [01004] of Israel [03478].
33 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; In the day [03117] that I shall have cleansed [02891] you from all your iniquities [05771] I will also cause you to dwell [03427] in the cities [05892], and the wastes [02723] shall be builded [01129].
34 And the desolate [08074] land [0776] shall be tilled [05647], whereas it lay desolate [08077] in the sight [05869] of all that passed by [05674].
35 And they shall say [0559], This [01977] land [0776] that was desolate [08074] is become like the garden [01588] of Eden [05731]; and the waste [02720] and desolate [08074] and ruined [02040] cities [05892] are become fenced [01219], and are inhabited [03427].
36 Then the heathen [01471] that are left [07604] round about [05439] you shall know [03045] that I the LORD [03068] build [01129] the ruined [02040] places, and plant [05193] that that was desolate [08074]: I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it, and I will do [06213] it.
37 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I will yet for this be enquired [01875] of by the house [01004] of Israel [03478], to do [06213] it for them; I will increase [07235] them with men [0120] like a flock [06629].
38 As the holy [06944] flock [06629], as the flock [06629] of Jerusalem [03389] in her solemn feasts [04150]; so shall the waste [02720] cities [05892] be filled [04392] with flocks [06629] of men [0120]: and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
22 Therefore say [0559] unto the house [01004] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I do [06213] not this for your sakes, O house [01004] of Israel [03478], but for mine holy [06944] name's [08034] sake, which ye have profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither ye went [0935].
23 And I will sanctify [06942] my great [01419] name [08034], which was profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], which ye have profaned [02490] in the midst [08432] of them; and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], when I shall be sanctified [06942] in you before their eyes [05869].
24 For I will take [03947] you from among [04480] the heathen [01471], and gather [06908] you out of all countries [0776], and will bring [0935] you into your own land [0127].
25 Then will I sprinkle [02236] clean [02889] water [04325] upon you, and ye shall be clean [02891]: from all your filthiness [02932], and from all your idols [01544], will I cleanse [02891] you.
26 A new [02319] heart [03820] also will I give [05414] you, and a new [02319] spirit [07307] will I put [05414] within [07130] you: and I will take away [05493] the stony [068] heart [03820] out of your flesh [01320], and I will give [05414] you an heart [03820] of flesh [01320].
27 And I will put [05414] my spirit [07307] within [07130] you, and cause [06213] you to walk [03212] in my statutes [02706], and ye shall keep [08104] my judgments [04941], and do [06213] them.
28 And ye shall dwell [03427] in the land [0776] that I gave [05414] to your fathers [01]; and ye shall be my people [05971], and I will be your God [0430].
16 Moreover the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
17 Son [01121] of man [0120], when the house [01004] of Israel [03478] dwelt [03427] in their own land [0127], they defiled [02930] it by their own way [01870] and by their doings [05949]: their way [01870] was before [06440] me as the uncleanness [02932] of a removed woman [05079].
18 Wherefore I poured [08210] my fury [02534] upon them for the blood [01818] that they had shed [08210] upon the land [0776], and for their idols [01544] wherewith they had polluted [02930] it:
19 And I scattered [06327] them among the heathen [01471], and they were dispersed [02219] through the countries [0776]: according to their way [01870] and according to their doings [05949] I judged [08199] them.
20 And when they entered [0935] unto the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935], they profaned [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034], when they said [0559] to them, These are the people [05971] of the LORD [03068], and are gone forth [03318] out of his land [0776].
21 But I had pity [02550] for mine holy [06944] name [08034], which the house [01004] of Israel [03478] had profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935].