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Ezekiel 36:38

Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

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ASV

As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

KJV

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 the Lord.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כְּצֹ֣אןke.Tzonlike sheep ofH6629 →
קָֽדָשִׁ֗יםka.da.Shimholiness<es>H6944 →
כְּצֹ֤אןke.Tzonlike [the] sheep ofH6629 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
בְּמ֣וֹעֲדֶ֔יהָbe.Mo.'a.Dei.haat appointed times itsH4150 →
כֵּ֤ןkensoH3651 →
תִּהְיֶ֙ינָה֙tih.Yei.nahthey will beH1961 →
הֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.Rimthe citiesH5892 →
הֶחֳרֵב֔וֹתhe.cho.re.Vot<the> wastedH2720 →
מְלֵא֖וֹתme.le.'otfullH4392 →
צֹ֣אןtzonof flock[s] ofH6629 →
אָדָ֑ם'a.Damhuman[s]H120 →
וְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
יְהוָֽה׃ סYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068 →

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Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.1 Kings 8:63And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.Acts 2:5–11Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.John 10:16I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me2 Chronicles 35:7–19From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.Revelation 7:4–9And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:Exodus 34:23Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.Deuteronomy 16:16Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.Ezekiel 34:31‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”Jeremiah 31:27–28“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast.Ezekiel 36:33–35This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.Zechariah 8:19–23“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”Exodus 23:17Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.2 Chronicles 7:8So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.2 Chronicles 30:21–27The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.

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