📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 36 (KJV)
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Ezekiel 36:1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto Rthe mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
Ezekiel 36:2 Thus saith the Lord GOD; RBecause the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
Ezekiel 36:3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; RTBecause they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
Ezekiel 36:4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the Trivers, and to the valleys, to the Rdesolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
Ezekiel 36:5 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; RSurely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
Ezekiel 36:6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
Ezekiel 36:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; RI have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.
Ezekiel 36:8 But ye, O mountains of Israel, Rye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
Ezekiel 36:9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
Ezekiel 36:10 And RI will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:
Ezekiel 36:11 And RI will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 36:12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and Rthey shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.
Ezekiel 36:13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations:
Ezekiel 36:14 Therefore thou shalt devour men Rno more, neither Tbereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 36:15 Neither will I cause Rmen to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 36:16 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 36:17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, Rthey defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
Ezekiel 36:18 Wherefore RI poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
Ezekiel 36:19 And RI scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
Ezekiel 36:20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, Rthey profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
Ezekiel 36:21 But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
Ezekiel 36:22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
Ezekiel 36:23 And I will Rsanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before Ttheir eyes.
Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your Rfilthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Ezekiel 36:26 A Rnew heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 And RI will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Ezekiel 36:28 And ye shall Rdwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Ezekiel 36:29 I will also Rsave you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.
Ezekiel 36:30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more Rreproach of famine among the heathen.
Ezekiel 36:31 Then Rshall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.
Ezekiel 36:32 Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: Rbe ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
Ezekiel 36:33 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also Rcause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
Ezekiel 36:34 And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
Ezekiel 36:35 And Rthey shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
Ezekiel 36:36 Then the heathen that are left round about you shall Rknow that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.
Ezekiel 36:37 Thus saith the Lord GOD; RI will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
Ezekiel 36:38 As the Tholy flock, Ras the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 36:1–13 — Israel’s mountains are promised renewed fruitfulness
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The land once despised and seized by surrounding nations hears a promise of restored branches, fruit, towns, and inhabitants. The Lord confronts those who treated desolation as grounds for contempt.
Key Truth: Hope for restoration beyond the shame of loss.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Also, thou ____ of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, …” (Ezekiel 36:1)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their ____ .” (Ezekiel 36:7)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou …” (Ezekiel 36:13)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:13 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 36:14–26 — The Lord acts for his holy name and gives a new heart
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel’s defilement and scattering are recalled, but restoration is grounded in God’s holy name. Gathering, cleansing water, a new spirit, and a heart of flesh answer both exile and inward hardness.
Key Truth: Receive renewal as mercy rather than earned superiority.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore thou ____ devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, …” (Ezekiel 36:14)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:14 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And when they ____ unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy …” (Ezekiel 36:20)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:20 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “A new ____ also will I give you, and a new spirit will …” (Ezekiel 36:26)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 36:27–38 — The Spirit leads to obedience and rebuilt community
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord’s Spirit enables walking in his statutes, while land, harvest, and towns recover. Remembered sins produce humility, and renewed population becomes another witness to his action.
Key Truth: Let restoration bear obedience, humility, and grateful life.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And I will put my ____ within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, …” (Ezekiel 36:27)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:27 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be …” (Ezekiel 36:37)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:37 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “As the ____ flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; …” (Ezekiel 36:38)
Find it in Ezekiel 36:38 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Jeremiah 31:33 — The new covenant promise also places God’s law within the people.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What would inward renewal look like in the way you treat others?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 36:1–13 (Israel’s mountains are promised renewed fruitfulness) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 36:14–26 (The Lord acts for his holy name and gives a new heart) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 36:27–38 (The Spirit leads to obedience and rebuilt community) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. Why does God say he acts in restoring Israel?
5. What connection links the promised Spirit and conduct?
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