Ezekiel 36:34

What does Ezekiel 36:34 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 36:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the land which was waste will be farmed, in place of being a waste in the eyes of everyone who went by.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the desolate land is tilled, Instead of which it was a desolation before the eyes of every passer by,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the desolate land shall be tilled, which before was waste in the sight of all that passed by,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.

Context

v.33Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded.

v.34This passage

v.35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:21

    to fulfil the word of Jehovah by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its sabbaths: for as long as it lay desolate it kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.

  • Deuteronomy 29:23

    and that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and a burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Jehovah overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

  • Jeremiah 25:9

    behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith Jehovah, and I will send unto Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations.

  • Ezekiel 6:14

    And I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

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