Ezekiel 36:24

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 36:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
Ezekiel 36:24 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 36

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For I will take you from among the Heathen, &c.] The Chaldeans and other nations, among whom they were carried captive; and the Papists, among whom many of them now are, often called Heathens and Gentiles in Scripture: this will be fully completed at the time of the Jews’ conversion in the latter day: the phrase fitly expresses the act of divine grace, in taking his people from among the world by the effectual calling: and gather you out of all countries; to himself, and to his Son, and to his church, and to some certain place from whence they will go up in a body to their own land, as follows: (see <280111>Hosea 1:11): and will bring you into your own land; into the land of Canaan literally…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Fulfilled primarily in the restoration from Babylon; ultimately to be so in the restoration "from all countries."”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eze 11:17, Eze 34:13, Eze 37:21, Eze 37:25, Eze 39:27, Eze 39:28; Deu 30:3-5; Psa 107:2, Psa 107:3; Isa 11:11-16, Isa 27:12, Isa 27:13, Isa 43:5, Isa 43:6; Jer 23:3-8, Jer 30:3, Jer 30:18, Jer 31:8, Jer 32:37; Jer 50:17-20; Hos 1:11; Amo 9:14, Amo 9:15; Rom 11:25, Rom 11:26 Ezekiel 36:25”
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