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Ezekiel 36:8
But ye O mountains of Israel Your boughs, shall ye shoot forth, And your fruit, shall ye bear For my people Israel, For they have drawn near to enter.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“‘You, mountains of Israel, will produce your branches and bear your fruit for my people Israel, since their arrival is near.
“‘You, mountains of Israel, will produce your branches and bear your fruit for my people Israel, since their arrival is near.
Hebrew Names Version
But you, mountains of Yisra'el, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Yisra'el; for they are at hand to come.
But you, mountains of Yisra'el, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Yisra'el; for they are at hand to come.
King James Version
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
English Standard Version
"But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
"But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
New American Standard Bible
'But as for you, mountains of Israel, you will grow your branches and bear fruit for My people Israel; for they are about to come.
'But as for you, mountains of Israel, you will grow your branches and bear fruit for My people Israel; for they are about to come.
New Century Version
"‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow branches and fruit for my people, who will soon come home.
"‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow branches and fruit for my people, who will soon come home.
Amplified Bible
'But you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and bear your fruit to My people Israel; for they will soon come [home].
'But you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and bear your fruit to My people Israel; for they will soon come [home].
Geneva Bible (1587)
But you, O mountaines of Israel, yee shall shoote forth your branches, and bring foorth your fruite to my people of Israel: for they are ready to come.
But you, O mountaines of Israel, yee shall shoote forth your branches, and bring foorth your fruite to my people of Israel: for they are ready to come.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'But you, O mountains of Israel, you will put forth your branches and bear your fruit for My people Israel; for they will soon come.
'But you, O mountains of Israel, you will put forth your branches and bear your fruit for My people Israel; for they will soon come.
Legacy Standard Bible
But you, O mountains of Israel, you will put forth your branches and bear your fruit for My people Israel; for they will soon come.
But you, O mountains of Israel, you will put forth your branches and bear your fruit for My people Israel; for they will soon come.
Berean Standard Bible
But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.
But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.
Contemporary English Version
Trees will grow on you mountains of Israel and produce fruit for my people, because they will soon come home.
Trees will grow on you mountains of Israel and produce fruit for my people, because they will soon come home.
Complete Jewish Bible
But you, mountains of Isra'el, you will sprout your branches and bear your fruit for my people Isra'el, who will soon return.
But you, mountains of Isra'el, you will sprout your branches and bear your fruit for my people Isra'el, who will soon return.
Darby Translation
And ye mountains of Israel shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel: for they are at hand to come.
And ye mountains of Israel shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel: for they are at hand to come.
Easy-to-Read Version
"But mountains of Israel, you will grow new trees and produce fruit for my people Israel. My people will soon come back.
"But mountains of Israel, you will grow new trees and produce fruit for my people Israel. My people will soon come back.
George Lamsa Translation
But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your grass and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are ready to come.
But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your grass and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are ready to come.
Good News Translation
But on the mountains of Israel the trees will again grow leaves and bear fruit for you, my people Israel. You are going to come home soon.
But on the mountains of Israel the trees will again grow leaves and bear fruit for you, my people Israel. You are going to come home soon.
Lexham English Bible
"‘"But you, mountains of Israel, your branch you will shoot, and your fruit you will carry for my people Israel, for they are soon to come.
"‘"But you, mountains of Israel, your branch you will shoot, and your fruit you will carry for my people Israel, for they are soon to come.
Literal Translation
But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall put out your branches and your fruit, you shall bear for My people Israel. For they are drawing near to come.
But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall put out your branches and your fruit, you shall bear for My people Israel. For they are drawing near to come.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And as for you (o mountaynes of Israel) ye shall shute out youre braunches, and bringe forth youre frute to my people of Israel, for it is harde by, that it wil come.
And as for you (o mountaynes of Israel) ye shall shute out youre braunches, and bringe forth youre frute to my people of Israel, for it is harde by, that it wil come.
American Standard Version
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
Bible in Basic English
But you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and give your fruit to my people Israel; for they are ready to come.
But you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and give your fruit to my people Israel; for they are ready to come.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to My people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to My people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
King James Version (1611)
But ye, O mountaines of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yeeld your fruit to my people of Israel, for they are at hand to come.
But ye, O mountaines of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yeeld your fruit to my people of Israel, for they are at hand to come.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But you, O mountaynes of Israel, ye shall shoote out your braunches, and bring foorth your fruite to my people of Israel: for they are at hande to come.
But you, O mountaynes of Israel, ye shall shoote out your braunches, and bring foorth your fruite to my people of Israel: for they are at hande to come.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But your grapes and your fruits, O mountains of Israel, shall my people eat; for they are hoping to come.
But your grapes and your fruits, O mountains of Israel, shall my people eat; for they are hoping to come.
English Revised Version
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
World English Bible
But you, mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
But you, mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe, ye hillis of Israel, brynge forth youre braunchis, and bringe ye fruit to my puple Israel; for it is niy that it come.
Forsothe, ye hillis of Israel, brynge forth youre braunchis, and bringe ye fruit to my puple Israel; for it is niy that it come.
Update Bible Version
But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
Webster's Bible Translation
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
New English Translation
"‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow your branches, and bear your fruit for my people Israel; for they will arrive soon.
"‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow your branches, and bear your fruit for my people Israel; for they will arrive soon.
New King James Version
But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come.
But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come.
New Living Translation
"But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people—for they will be coming home again soon!
"But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people—for they will be coming home again soon!
New Life Bible
But you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and give your fruit for My people Israel. For they will come home soon.
But you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and give your fruit for My people Israel. For they will come home soon.
New Revised Standard
But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot out your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they shall soon come home.
But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot out your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they shall soon come home.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But as for you, O mountains of Israel, shoot ye forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel: for they are at hand to come.
But as for you, O mountains of Israel, shoot ye forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel: for they are at hand to come.
Revised Standard Version
"But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they will soon come home.
"But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they will soon come home.
Young's Literal Translation
And ye, O mountains of Israel, Your branch ye give out, and your fruits ye bear for My people Israel, For they have drawn near to come.
And ye, O mountains of Israel, Your branch ye give out, and your fruits ye bear for My people Israel, For they have drawn near to come.
THE MESSAGE
"‘But you, Mountains of Israel, will burst with new growth, putting out branches and bearing fruit for my people Israel. My people are coming home! Do you see? I'm back again. I'm on your side. You'll be plowed and planted as before! I'll see to it that your population grows all over Israel, that the towns fill up with people, that the ruins are rebuilt. I'll make this place teem with life—human and animal. The country will burst into life, life, and more life, your towns and villages full of people just as in the old days. I'll treat you better than I ever have. And you'll realize that I am God . I'll put people over you—my own people Israel! They'll take care of you and you'll be their inheritance. Never again will you be a harsh and unforgiving land to them.
"‘But you, Mountains of Israel, will burst with new growth, putting out branches and bearing fruit for my people Israel. My people are coming home! Do you see? I'm back again. I'm on your side. You'll be plowed and planted as before! I'll see to it that your population grows all over Israel, that the towns fill up with people, that the ruins are rebuilt. I'll make this place teem with life—human and animal. The country will burst into life, life, and more life, your towns and villages full of people just as in the old days. I'll treat you better than I ever have. And you'll realize that I am God . I'll put people over you—my own people Israel! They'll take care of you and you'll be their inheritance. Never again will you be a harsh and unforgiving land to them.
Contextual Overview
1 Thou therefore. Son of man, Prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, - and thou shalt say, Ye mountains of Israel Hear ye the word of Yahweh. 2 Thus saith My Lord, Yahweh, Because the enemy hath said concerning you Aha! Even the high places of age-past times, for a possession have become ours 3 Therefore, prophesy, and thou shalt say, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh-Because even because they have desolated and panted for you on every side That ye should become a possession to the rest of the nations, And ye have come up into the talk of the tongue and the slander of the people 4 Therefore ye mountains of Israel, hear ye the word of My Lord Yahweh, - Thus saith My Lord, Yahweh, To the mountains and to the hills, to the channels and to the valleys, and to the desolate waste places and to the cities that are forsaken, which have become a prey and a derision, to the rest of the nations which are on every side: 5 Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Surely in the fire of my jealousy, have I spoken against the rest of the nation and against Edom all of it, - - Who have given my land to themselves for a possession, In the rejoicing of all the heart In contempt of soul, To make of its produce a prey. 6 Therefore prophesy, concerning the so of Israel, - and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the channels and to the valleys Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, Behold me! in my jealousy and in mine indignation, have I spoken, Because the insult of the nations, ye have borne; 7 Therefore Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, I myself have lifted my hand,- Surely the nations which are yours round about, they their own shame, shall bear: 8 But ye O mountains of Israel Your boughs, shall ye shoot forth, And your fruit, shall ye bear For my people Israel, For they have drawn near to enter. 9 For lo! I am towards you, Therefore will I turn towards you, And ye shall be tilled and sewn; 10 And I will multiply, upon you - men, All the house of Israel All of it, Then shall the cities be inhabited, And the waste places, shall be but,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ye shall: Ezekiel 34:26-29, Psalms 67:6, Psalms 85:12, Isaiah 4:2, Isaiah 27:6, Isaiah 30:23, Hosea 2:21-23, Amos 9:13-15
for: The Edomites, and other enemies of the Jews, who thought they would soon be in possession of the whole land of Judea, might be assured that the predicted seventy years of the captivity were wearing away, and the time would soon arrive when the Jews would repossess and cultivate their own land, and eat its fruits.
at hand: Ezekiel 12:25, Philippians 4:5, Hebrews 10:37, James 5:8, James 5:9
Reciprocal: Joshua 11:16 - the mountain Isaiah 17:6 - General Isaiah 44:23 - glorified Isaiah 58:12 - build Isaiah 65:9 - I will Jeremiah 3:16 - when Jeremiah 31:5 - mountains Jeremiah 33:12 - in all Ezekiel 6:3 - Ye Ezekiel 36:1 - hear Ezekiel 36:29 - call Hosea 2:14 - and speak Joel 2:22 - for the tree Amos 3:9 - the mountains Micah 6:1 - contend
Cross-References
Genesis 14:6
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, - as far as El-paran, which is by the desert.
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, - as far as El-paran, which is by the desert.
Genesis 32:3
Then did Jacob send messengers before him unto Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
Then did Jacob send messengers before him unto Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
Genesis 36:1
Now these, are the generations of Esau the same, is Edom.
Now these, are the generations of Esau the same, is Edom.
Genesis 36:2
Esau, took his wives of the daughters of Canaan, - Even Adah, daughter of Elon, the Hittite, And Oholibamah daughter of Anah, son of Zibeon, the Hivite;
Esau, took his wives of the daughters of Canaan, - Even Adah, daughter of Elon, the Hittite, And Oholibamah daughter of Anah, son of Zibeon, the Hivite;
Genesis 36:7
For their substance had become too great for them to dwell together, - neither could the land of their sojournings sustain them, because of their herds,
For their substance had become too great for them to dwell together, - neither could the land of their sojournings sustain them, because of their herds,
Genesis 36:19
These, are the sons of Esau, and, these, their chiefs - the same, is Edom.
These, are the sons of Esau, and, these, their chiefs - the same, is Edom.
Genesis 36:20
These, are the sons of Seir, the Horite, who were dwelling in the land, - Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah;
These, are the sons of Seir, the Horite, who were dwelling in the land, - Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah;
Deuteronomy 2:5
do not engage in strife with them, for I will not give you of their land, so much as place for the tread of a foot-sole, - for as a possession to Esau, have I given Mount Seir.
do not engage in strife with them, for I will not give you of their land, so much as place for the tread of a foot-sole, - for as a possession to Esau, have I given Mount Seir.
Joshua 24:4
and gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau, - and gave unto Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it, but, Jacob and his sons, went down into Egypt.
and gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau, - and gave unto Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it, but, Jacob and his sons, went down into Egypt.
1 Chronicles 4:42
And, some of them, of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, five hundred men, - with Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head;
And, some of them, of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, five hundred men, - with Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But ye, O mountains of Israel,.... Literally understood, as appears by what follows; for though they could not hear what was said, the proprietors of them could, now in captivity; and the efficacy of the word should be seen on them, producing the following effects:
ye shall shoot forth your branches; that is, the trees that grew upon them should; the vines, and the olive trees, planted on hills and mountains, as was usual, as appears from the mount of Olives, and other places:
and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; not only put forth branches, but bear fruit; and which should be given to the right owners, the people of Israel, and not to the Heathens, who had claimed the ancient mountains for their possession:
for they are at hand to come; the Israelites; either by repentance, as Kimchi; or by a return from the Babylonish captivity, which was about forty or fifty years after this prophecy; and which was but a shadow and figure of their restoration in the latter day, yet to come; which might be said to be at hand, or near, with respect to God, with whom two or three thousand years are as nothing. The Targum is,
"for the day of my redemption is near to come.''
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They are at hand to come - i. e., under Zerubbabel.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 36:8. For they are at hand to come. — The restoration of the Jews is so absolutely determined that you may rest assured it will take place; and be as confident relative to it, as if you saw the different families entering into the Israelitish borders. It was near at hand in God's determination, though there were about fifty-eight of the seventy years unelapsed.
