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Ezekiel 36:9

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 36:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;
Ezekiel 36:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 36

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my wrath, because ye have borne the shame of the nations:
7therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I have sworn, [saying], Surely the nations that are round about you, they shall bear their shame.
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.
9For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;
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;
11and I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited after your former estate, and will do better [unto you] than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
12Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of children.
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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, behold, I am for you, &c.] For the mountains, that they might be cultivated and become fruitful, and be of advantage to their proprietors, and appear beautiful and lovely to behold, as well as to be useful: and I will turn unto you; the Lord had turned from them, and left them a prey to the enemy, whereby they were become desolate; but now he would turn unto them, and bless them, and make them fruitful, and return the right owners of them to them, who should greatly improve them: and ye shall be tilled and sown; manured and cultivated, and sown with wheat and barley, as in former times.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 46:11, Psa 99:8; Hos 2:21-23; Joe 3:18; Hag 2:19; Zac 8:12; Mal 3:10, Mal 3:11; Rom 8:31 Ezekiel 36:10”
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