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Ezekiel

Chapter 36

1 "Also,
you, son of man,
prophesy unto the mountains of Israel,
and say, 'You mountains of Israel,
hear the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar} of Jehovah/God.' "

2 Thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"Because the enemy has said against you,
'Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession.' 3

Therefore prophesy and say,
'Thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"Because they have made you desolate,
and swallowed you up on every side,
that you might be a possession
unto the residue of the heathen,
and you are taken up in the lips of talkers,
and are an infamy of the people."

4 "Therefore, you mountains of Israel,
hear the word of the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"Thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah
to the mountains,
and to the hills,
to the rivers,
and to the valleys,
to the desolate wastes,
and to the cities that are forsaken,
which became a prey
and derision
to the residue of the heathen
who are round about."

5 Therefore thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"Surely in the fire of My zeal
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' right lobe'/heart,
with despiteful minds,
to cast it out for a prey. 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 said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
'Behold, I have spoken in My zeal
and in My fury,
because you have borne the shame of the heathen."

7 Therefore thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"I have lifted up my hand,
surely the heathen that are about you,
they shall bear their shame. 8

But you, O mountains of Israel,
you shall shoot forth your branches,
and yield your fruit to My people of Israel . . .
for they are at hand to come. 9

For, behold, I am for you,
and I will turn unto you,
and you shall be tilled and sown. 10

And I 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 built. 11

And I will multiply upon you man and animal/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 you shall know that I am Jehovah/God."

12 "Yes, I will cause men to walk upon you,
even My people Israel.

And they shall possess you,
and you shall be their inheritance,
and you shall no more henceforth
bereave them of men."

13 "Thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
'Because they say unto you,
your land devours up men,
and have bereaved your nations; 14
therefore you shall devour men no more,
neither bereave your nations any more,'
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah."

15 "Neither will I cause men to hear in you
the shame of the heathen any more,
neither shall you bear the reproach of the people any more,
neither shall you cause your nations to fall any more,"
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah.

16 Moreover the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of Jehovah/God came unto me, saying, 17
"Son of man,
when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land,
they defiled it by their own Way
and by their doings.

Their Way was before Me
as the "filthiness/uncleanness of a woman in menstruation"
  {tum'ah niddah - analogy of the 'mess' of a woman on her period
  to spiritual uncleanliness of child sacrifice under the idolatry of the
  Phallic Cult}. 18

Therefore I poured My fury upon them
for the blood
that they had shed upon the land,
and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it. 19

And I scattered them among the heathen,
and they were dispersed through the countries.

According to their way
and according to their doings
I judged them. 20

And when they entered unto the heathen,
where they went,
they profaned My holy name,
when they said to them,
'These are the people of Jehovah/God,
and are gone forth out of his land.' 21

But I had pity for My holy name,
which the house of Israel
had profaned among the heathen,
where they went. 22

Therefore say unto the house of Israel,
'Thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
'I do not this for your sakes,
O house of Israel,
but for My holy name's sake,
which you have profaned
among the heathen,
where you went. 23

And I will sanctify My great name,
which was profaned among the heathen,
which you have profaned in the midst of them
and the heathen shall know
that I am Jehovah/God,"
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes."

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. 25

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you,
and you shall be clean . . .
from all your filthiness,
and from all your idols,
will I cleanse you. 26

A new 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. 27

And I will put My spirit within you,
and cause you to Walk in My statutes,
and you shall keep My judgments, and do them. 28

And you shall dwell in the land
that I gave to your fathers;
and you shall be My people,
and I will be your 'Elohiym/Godhead. 29

I will also save you
from all your uncleannesses.

And I will call for the corn,
and will increase it,
and lay no famine upon you. 30

And I will multiply the fruit of the tree,
and the increase of the field,
that you shall receive no more reproach of famine
among the heathen. 31

Then shall you remember your own evil ways,
and your doings that were not good,
and shall loathe yourselves
in your own sight
for your iniquities
and for your abominations. 32

Not for your sakes do I this,"
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"be it known unto you.

Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel."

33 Thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities
I will also cause you to dwell in the cities,
and the wastes shall be built. 34

And the desolate land shall be tilled,
whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. 35

And they 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. 36

Then the heathen who are left round about you
shall know that I Jehovah/God
built the ruined places,
and plant that
that was desolate."

"I Jehovah/God have spoken it, and I will do it."

37 Thus said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah,
"I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel,
to do it for them.

I will increase them with men like a flock. 38

As the holy flock,
as 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 Jehovah/God."