Ezekiel 34:27
in Ezekiel 34The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those that made bondmen of them.
KJV
And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
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This verse in Ezekiel 34
Commentary
10 notes on this verseBUT do not all men know that God is the Lord? They should know it, for He is clearly to be seen in the works of Nature. Even where no Revelation has come, yet Heaven and earth and sea and the rain which brings with it fruitful seasons—filling men's hearts with food and gladness—all proclaim the Most High! But man, by wisdom, knows not God. He shuts his eyes to evidences brighter than the sun and in his willful blindness he sets up an image of wood or stone or gold or silver—bows before it and calls that his God!
This site's exposition
a covenant of peace
on Ezekiel 34:25-27
The covenant of peace removes the threats, danger from wild beasts and from the shepherds' own violence, and adds material blessing, “showers in season”. The recognition formula closes the unit, tying restored harvest to the purpose running through the book, that “they will know that I am the LORD”.
This site's exposition
broken the bars of their yoke
The bars of a yoke were the wooden crosspieces fastened over an animal's neck. Leviticus 26:13 uses the same picture for the exodus, when the LORD broke Israel's yoke in Egypt. Here the yoke is the rule of Babylon.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
[The fruitful trees are] in the plain, on level ground, not in rugged places, in a relatively easy life. Having things fairly easy in this life, with nothing steep or rugged, toilsome, difficult to cope with, this he calls the plain. Such is the life of many of the faithful in the church of God, who have their wives and husbands, children, families. They are like trees in the plain; they are not strong enough to climb anything steep or rugged. But only let them receive the shower; these trees too will give their fruit.
(Verse 25 onwards) And I will make a covenant (or testament) of peace with them, and I will cause the most harmful beasts to cease from the earth, and those who dwell in the wilderness will sleep safely in the woods. And I will place them around my hill as a blessing, and I will bring rain in its season, and the rains will be a blessing.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit,....
The prophecy of this chapter is not dated, nor any of those that follow it, till ch. xl. It is most probable that it was delivered after the completing of Jerusalem's destruction, when it would be very seasonable to enquire into the causes of it.
That we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, as those may do that serve him in faith. (2.) That they shall enjoy a spiritual plenty of all good things, the best things, for their comfort and happiness: They shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land,
2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He that is good, let him do good; he that has received the gift, the grace, let him minister the same. Now this promise of the Messiah and his kingdom spoke much comfort to those to whom it was then made, for they might be sure that God would not utterly destroy their nation, how low soever it might be brought, as long as that blessing was in the womb of it, Isa. lxv.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
BUT do not all men know that God is the Lord? They should know it, for He is clearly to be seen in the works of Nature. Even where no Revelation has come, yet Heaven and earth and sea and the rain which brings with it fruitful seasons—filling men's hearts with food and gladness—all proclaim the Most High! But man, by wisdom, knows not God. He shuts his eyes to evidences brighter than the sun and in his willful blindness he sets up an image of wood or stone or gold or silver—bows before it and calls that his God! This is the sin of the nations, that they changed the Glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man and to birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things. But do not all know God in this land—this land where there is so much Gospel teaching—where we boast of our open Bible and of our Protestant pulpit? Alas, no! There are multitudes who have heard of God and who say that they believe in Him, but who have no personal acquaintance with Him and do not, in the sense of the text, know that He is the Lord. Ah, dear Friends, there is no knowing God except by personal acquaintance with Him! And there is no personal acquaintance with Him except by His own revealing of Himself to our spirit! You may read as much as ever you will and hear as long as ever you please, but until your own spirit comes into contact with the Spirit of God, you do not and cannot know the Lord! You know the report of Him which you have heard with the hearing of the ear, but that is a small matter unless it leads to something higher. There are, I fear, a great many "Christian" people whom we must not judge, for they keep up outwardly all that is to be expected in the Christian character according to the common run of profession, nowadays, who, nevertheless, do not truly know God by spiritual fellowship with Him.
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָתַן֩ | venatan | and it will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עֵ֨ץ | ʾetz | [the] tree[s] of | H6086 → | 328 times |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פִּרְי֗וֹ | piryo | fruit its | H6529 → | 119 times |
| וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | vehaaretz | and the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| תִּתֵּ֣ן | titen | it will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְבוּלָ֔הּ | yevulah | produce its | H2981 → | |
| וְהָי֥וּ | vehayu | and they will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַדְמָתָ֖ם | ʾadmatam | own land their | H127 → | 225 times |
| לָבֶ֑טַח | lavetach | to security | H983 → | 42 times |
| וְֽיָדְע֞וּ | veyadeu | and they will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֣י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּשִׁבְרִי֙ | beshivri | when break I | H7665 → | 147 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹט֣וֹת | motot | [the] bars of | H4133 → | |
| עֻלָּ֔ם | ʾulam | yoke their | H5923 → | |
| וְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔ים | vehitzaltim | and I will deliver them | H5337 → | 212 times |
| מִיַּ֖ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הָעֹבְדִ֥ים | haoedim | those [who] labored | H5647 → | 288 times |
| בָּהֶֽם׃ | bahem | by them |
וְנָתַן֩and it will give
venatanH5414 →2011 times
עֵ֨ץ[the] tree[s] of
ʾetzH6086 →328 times
הַשָּׂדֶ֜הthe field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פִּרְי֗וֹfruit its
piryoH6529 →119 times
וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙and the land
vehaaretzH776 →2504 times
תִּתֵּ֣ןit will give
titenH5414 →2011 times
יְבוּלָ֔הּproduce its
yevulahH2981 →
וְהָי֥וּand they will be
vehayuH1961 →3559 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אַדְמָתָ֖םown land their
ʾadmatamH127 →225 times
לָבֶ֑טַחto security
lavetachH983 →42 times
וְֽיָדְע֞וּand they will know
veyadeuH3045 →945 times
כִּי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֣יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָ֗ה[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּשִׁבְרִי֙when break I
beshivriH7665 →147 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹט֣וֹת[the] bars of
mototH4133 →
עֻלָּ֔םyoke their
ʾulamH5923 →
וְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔יםand I will deliver them
vehitzaltimH5337 →212 times
מִיַּ֖דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
הָעֹבְדִ֥יםthose [who] labored
haoedimH5647 →288 times
בָּהֶֽם׃by them
bahem
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 30:8On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.
it leads to
- Nahum 1:13
For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”
- Isaiah 9:4
For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
- Nahum 1:13
Through
Leviticus 26:4I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
it leads to
- Zechariah 8:12
“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give…
- Psalms 67:6
The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
- Isaiah 30:23
Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will…
- Zechariah 8:12
Through
Leviticus 26:13I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and…
it leads to
- Psalms 116:16
Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19–20
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
- Leviticus 25:38
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
- Psalms 116:16
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This page draws on Augustine of Hippo, SERMON 47:25; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Ezekiel; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1462: “The Yoke Removed and the Lord Revealed” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.