Ezekiel 36:34
in Ezekiel 36The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through.
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ASV
And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.
KJV
And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.
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This verse in Ezekiel 36
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
I cleanse you from all your iniquities
on Ezekiel 36:33-36
Cleansing precedes rebuilding in the order the verses give it, and the desolate land becomes “like the garden of Eden”. That is the strongest image of restored blessing the Hebrew Bible has, naming the place forfeited at the beginning as the standard the end recovers.
This site's exposition
in the sight of all who pass through
Travellers had seen the ruined land, and Leviticus 26:32 foretold that enemies living in it would be appalled at its desolation. The same passers-by now see the desolate land cultivated. The change is public.
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
), and, having long lain fallow, it will now be the more fruitful. Observe, God will call for the corn and yet they must till the ground for it. Note, Even promised mercies must be laboured for; for the promise is not to supersede, but to quicken and encourage our industry and endeavour.
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And the desolate land shall be tilled,....
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
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָאָ֥רֶץ | vehaaretz | and the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הַנְּשַׁמָּ֖ה | haneshamah | <the> desolated | H8074 → | 86 times |
| תֵּֽעָבֵ֑ד | teaved | it will be tilled | H5647 → | 288 times |
| תַּ֚חַת | tachat | in place of | H8478 → | 505 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיְתָ֣ה | hayetah | it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| שְׁמָמָ֔ה | shemamah | a desolation | H8077 → | 57 times |
| לְעֵינֵ֖י | leeinei | to [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עוֹבֵֽר׃ | over | [one who] passes by | H5674 → | 556 times |
וְהָאָ֥רֶץand the land
vehaaretzH776 →2504 times
הַנְּשַׁמָּ֖ה<the> desolated
haneshamahH8074 →86 times
תֵּֽעָבֵ֑דit will be tilled
teavedH5647 →288 times
תַּ֚חַתin place of
tachatH8478 →505 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָיְתָ֣הit was
hayetahH1961 →3559 times
שְׁמָמָ֔הa desolation
shemamahH8077 →57 times
לְעֵינֵ֖יto [the] eyes of
leeineiH5869 →887 times
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
עוֹבֵֽר׃[one who] passes by
overH5674 →556 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
2 Chronicles 36:21So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 29:10
For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
- Leviticus 26:34–35
Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths.
- Zechariah 1:12
Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
- Jeremiah 25:11–12
And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
- Daniel 9:2
in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
- Jeremiah 29:10
Through
Ezekiel 6:14I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
it leads to
- Isaiah 5:25
Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all…
- Ezekiel 20:33–34
As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you.
- Isaiah 9:12
Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 5:25
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About Ezekiel

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.
