Ezekiel 36:30
in Ezekiel 36I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye may receive no more the reproach of famine among the nations.
KJV
And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.
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This verse in Ezekiel 36
Commentary
7 notes on this verseYe shall receive no more reproach of famine - Ye shall be daily and hourly fed with the bread that endures unto eternal life. “But will not those get proud, who are thus saved, if there be any such? and will they not undervalue the blood of the covenant, for then they shall not need it?” Ans. Hear what the Lord saith: -
This site's exposition
save you from all your uncleanness
on Ezekiel 36:29-32
The response the text names is shame: “you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves”. Grace received produces shame at the history it forgives. Verse 32 repeats the chapter's hinge line, “It is not for your sake that I will act”.
This site's exposition
no longer bear reproach among the nations
Famine brought reproach: the nations read a failed harvest as the failure of Israel's God to bless His land. Plentiful fruit of the trees and crops of the field answer the slander of verse 13. Joel 2:19 makes the same promise.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 16 and following) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, the house of Israel have dwelt (or dwells) in their own land, and they have defiled it with their ways and their idols: according to the uncleanness of a woman in her menstrual impurity, their way has become before me.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
But, one way or other, God will make all his favourites to know and own that it is his grace, and not their goodness, his mercy, and not their merit, that made them so; and that therefore not unto them, not unto them, but unto him, is all the glory due. (2.) They must repent of the sin of their own evil ways.
And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field,....
The prophet had been ordered to set his face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them, ch. vi. Then God was coming forth to contend with his people; but now that God is returning in mercy to them he must speak good words and comfortable words to these mountains,
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִרְבֵּיתִי֙ | vehirbeiti | and I will increase | H7235 → | 227 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פְּרִ֣י | peri | [the] fruit of | H6529 → | 119 times |
| הָעֵ֔ץ | haetz | the tree | H6086 → | 328 times |
| וּתְנוּבַ֖ת | utenuvat | and [the] produce of | H8570 → | |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| לְמַ֗עַן | lemaan | so that | H4616 → | 272 times |
| אֲ֠שֶׁר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִקְח֥וּ | tikchu | you may receive | H3947 → | 966 times |
| ע֛וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| חֶרְפַּ֥ת | cherpat | [the] reproach of | H2781 → | 73 times |
| רָעָ֖ב | raav | famine | H7458 → | 101 times |
| בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ | bagoyim | among the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
וְהִרְבֵּיתִי֙and I will increase
vehirbeitiH7235 →227 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פְּרִ֣י[the] fruit of
periH6529 →119 times
הָעֵ֔ץthe tree
haetzH6086 →328 times
וּתְנוּבַ֖תand [the] produce of
utenuvatH8570 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֑הthe field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
לְמַ֗עַןso that
lemaanH4616 →272 times
אֲ֠שֶׁרthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תִקְח֥וּyou may receive
tikchuH3947 →966 times
ע֛וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
חֶרְפַּ֥ת[the] reproach of
cherpatH2781 →73 times
רָעָ֖בfamine
raavH7458 →101 times
בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃among the nations
bagoyimH1471 →561 times
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
Joel 2:26You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to…
it leads to
- Romans 10:11
It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Psalms 22:26
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
- Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
- Deuteronomy 12:7
There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Romans 10:11
Through
Ezekiel 34:27The 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 30:8
On 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.
- Leviticus 26:13
I 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…
- Jeremiah 30:8
Through
Joel 2:17Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among…
it leads to
- Psalms 115:2
Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
- Ezekiel 8:16
So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five…
- Psalms 115:2
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.