Ezekiel 36:9
What does Ezekiel 36:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 36:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;
KJV
King James Version · 1611For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For truly I am for you, and I will be turned to you, and you will be ploughed and planted:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For, lo, I <FI>am<Fi> for you, and have turned to you, And ye have been tilled and sown.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For I, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be ploughed and sown.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown.
Context
v.8But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
v.9This passage
v.10and I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 2:21
And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith Jehovah, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth;
- Psalms 46:11
Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah
- Ezekiel 36:34
And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.
- Zechariah 8:12
For there shall be the seed of peace; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
- Joel 3:18
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
- Psalms 99:8
Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.
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