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Ezekiel, 36

1. "Son of man, prophesy regarding the mountains of Israel; say to them: Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Yahweh:

2. Your enemies have said: 'Aha! these eternal heights have become our possession.'

3. People have envied you and ravaged you on all sides; other nations have taken possession of you, so that you became the subject of talk and gossip. Because of that,

4. mountains of Israel, hear this word of Yahweh. Yahweh says to the mountains, the hills, the ravines and the valleys, to the deserted ruins and the empty towns which have become the plunder and target of mockery for other nations around:

5. Truly in the fire of my jealousy I will speak against the other nations, namely all of Edom, who with glee and malice in their hearts, have taken possession of my land and plundered its pastures.

6. Now you shall prophesy concerning Israel. You shall say to the mountains, the hills, the ravines and the valleys: This is the word of Yahweh who speaks in the fury of his jealousy! Because you have suffered the scorn of the nations,

7. Yahweh says: I swear with uplifted hand, the nations surrounding you will suffer scorn.

8. But you, mountains of Israel, you shall bring forth branches and produce fruit for my people Israel, for soon they will return.

9. Indeed, I have turned in your direction and I have bent towards you; you will be cultivated and sown with seed.

10. I will increase your population in all Israel; the towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

11. Both people and animals will increase; they will be fruitful and multiply. I will build up their numbers as in the past and they will know that I am Yahweh.

12. Men and women of Israel will walk on you again. They will take possession of you; you will be their heritage again, and never again will you let their children perish."

13. Yahweh speaks, "People say that you devour men and that you rob your people of children.

14. But never again shall you devour men or rob your people of children - word of Yahweh.

15. You shall no longer hear the mockery of the nations or suffer the insults of other lands - word of Yahweh."

16. The word of Yahweh came to me in these terms,

17. "Son of man, when Israel occupied her own land she defiled it by her way of life and her actions. To me her conduct was like the uncleanness of a woman in her period.

18. I poured out my fury on them because of the blood they shed in the land and because they defiled it with their filthy idols.

19. Then I scattered them among the nations and dispersed them in other lands. I judged them according to their conduct and their actions.

20. But when they were brought to other nations, my holy Name was profaned because others said of them: 'The people of Yahweh had to be exiled from his land!'

21. Then I was concerned for my holy Name, profaned by Israel among the nations where she had been dispersed. Now you shall say to the people of Israel:

22. It is not for your sake that I am about to act, but because of my holy Name that you have profaned in the places where you have gone.

23. I will make known the holiness of my great Name, profaned among the nations because of you, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I show them my holiness among you.

24. For I will gather you from all the nations and bring you back to your own land.

25. Then I shall pour pure water over you and you shall be made clean - cleansed from the defilement of all your idols.

26. I shall give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I shall remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

27. I shall put my spirit within you and move you to follow my decrees and keep my laws.

28. You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you shall be my people and I will be your God.

29. I will free you from all your uncleanness. I shall summon the wheat and make it plentiful and so keep famine away from you.

30. I shall see that the fruits of the earth and the produce of the fields are plentiful and that you no longer suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations.

31. Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked actions and loathe yourselves for the sins you committed and for your detestable practices.

32. I want you to know that it is not for your sake I am doing this, word of Yahweh. Be ashamed and humbled because of your conduct, Israel!

33. This is what Yahweh says: The day I cleanse you from all your sins, I shall repopulate the cities and the ruins will be rebuilt.

34. The devastated land will be cultivated wherever passersby saw it desolate.

35. Everyone will say, 'This devastated land is now a garden of Eden and its cities once in ruins and leveled to the ground have been rebuilt and populated.'

36. And the nations that remain around you will know that I, Yahweh, have rebuilt the ruined city and replanted what was desolate. I, Yahweh, have spoken and I will do it.

37. Thus says Yahweh: Once again I shall listen to the plea of Israel and favor them. I shall make their people as numerous as sheep,

38. as numerous as the flock they bring to Jerusalem's Temple at the time of her holy days. In the same way the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people and they will know that I am Yahweh."

Versi relativi a Ezekiel, 36:

Ezekiel 36 deals with the future restoration of Israel. God says he will bring the people back to their land and make the earth fertile and productive. Moreover, God promises to clean the people of their impurities and give them a new heart. Here are five verses related to the themes of this chapter:

Isaiah 44:26 - "I confirm the word of my servant and keep the promise of my messengers; which I say of Jerusalem: it will be inhabited; and from the cities of Judah: they will be rebuilt, and I will restore them;" This verse talks about God's promise to rebuild the city of Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, which relates to the theme of restoration in Ezekiel 36.

Joel 2:25 - "And I will restore to you the years that ate the grasshopper, the locust, and the pulp and the caterpillar, my great army I sent against you." This verse talks about the restoration that God promises after a time of destruction, which relates to the message of Ezekiel 36.

Jeremiah 31:33 - "But this is the pact I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord, I will put my law within them and write it in their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people." This verse talks about God's promise to give a new heart to the people of Israel, which relates to the message of Ezekiel 36.

Isaiah 35:1 - "The desert and the dry earth will rejoice; the wilderness will exulted and flourish like Narcissus." This verse talks about God's promise to make fertile earth again, which relates to the message of Ezekiel 36.

Ezekiel 37:21 - "And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will take the children of Israel among the nations to which they went, and I shall congregate them from all parts, and bring them to their own land." This verse talks about God's promise to gather the people of Israel back to their land, which relates to the restoration message in Ezekiel 36.





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