English Bible Presentation Sharing - Ezekiel Book, chapter 36, verse 47 in Nlt Version

Ezekiel 36 : 1 (NLT)

"Son of man, prophesy to Israel's mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD!

Ezekiel 36 : 2 (NLT)

This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Your enemies have taunted you, saying, 'Aha! Now the ancient heights belong to us!'

Ezekiel 36 : 3 (NLT)

Therefore, son of man, give the mountains of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: Your enemies have attacked you from all directions, making you the property of many nations and the object of much mocking and slander.

Ezekiel 36 : 4 (NLT)

Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD. He speaks to the hills and mountains, ravines and valleys, and to ruined wastes and long-deserted cities that have been destroyed and mocked by the surrounding nations.

Ezekiel 36 : 5 (NLT)

This is what the Sovereign LORD says: My jealous anger burns against these nations, especially Edom, because they have shown utter contempt for me by gleefully taking my land for themselves as plunder.

Ezekiel 36 : 6 (NLT)

"Therefore, prophesy to the hills and mountains, the ravines and valleys of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am furious that you have suffered shame before the surrounding nations.

Ezekiel 36 : 7 (NLT)

Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I have taken a solemn oath that those nations will soon have their own shame to endure.

Ezekiel 36 : 8 (NLT)

"But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people-- for they will be coming home again soon!

Ezekiel 36 : 9 (NLT)

See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted.

Ezekiel 36 : 10 (NLT)

I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people.

Ezekiel 36 : 11 (NLT)

I will increase not only the people, but also your animals. O mountains of Israel, I will bring people to live on you once again. I will make you even more prosperous than you were before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 36 : 12 (NLT)

I will cause my people to walk on you once again, and you will be their territory. You will never again rob them of their children.

Ezekiel 36 : 13 (NLT)

"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The other nations taunt you, saying, 'Israel is a land that devours its own people and robs them of their children!'

Ezekiel 36 : 14 (NLT)

But you will never again devour your people or rob them of their children, says the Sovereign LORD.

Ezekiel 36 : 15 (NLT)

I will not let you hear those other nations insult you, and you will no longer be mocked by them. You will not be a land that causes its nation to fall, says the Sovereign LORD."

Ezekiel 36 : 16 (NLT)

Then this further message came to me from the LORD:

Ezekiel 36 : 17 (NLT)

"Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by the evil way they lived. To me their conduct was as unclean as a woman's menstrual cloth.

Ezekiel 36 : 18 (NLT)

They polluted the land with murder and the worship of idols, so I poured out my fury on them.

Ezekiel 36 : 19 (NLT)

I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived.

Ezekiel 36 : 20 (NLT)

But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought shame on my holy name. For the nations said, 'These are the people of the LORD, but he couldn't keep them safe in his own land!'

Ezekiel 36 : 21 (NLT)

Then I was concerned for my holy name, on which my people brought shame among the nations.

Ezekiel 36 : 22 (NLT)

"Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations.

Ezekiel 36 : 23 (NLT)

I will show how holy my great name is-- the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign LORD, then the nations will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 36 : 24 (NLT)

For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.

Ezekiel 36 : 25 (NLT)

"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.

Ezekiel 36 : 26 (NLT)

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.

Ezekiel 36 : 27 (NLT)

And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

Ezekiel 36 : 28 (NLT)

"And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36 : 29 (NLT)

I will cleanse you of your filthy behavior. I will give you good crops of grain, and I will send no more famines on the land.

Ezekiel 36 : 30 (NLT)

I will give you great harvests from your fruit trees and fields, and never again will the surrounding nations be able to scoff at your land for its famines.

Ezekiel 36 : 31 (NLT)

Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did.

Ezekiel 36 : 32 (NLT)

But remember, says the Sovereign LORD, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done!

Ezekiel 36 : 33 (NLT)

"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I cleanse you from your sins, I will repopulate your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36 : 34 (NLT)

The fields that used to lie empty and desolate in plain view of everyone will again be farmed.

Ezekiel 36 : 35 (NLT)

And when I bring you back, people will say, 'This former wasteland is now like the Garden of Eden! The abandoned and ruined cities now have strong walls and are filled with people!'

Ezekiel 36 : 36 (NLT)

Then the surrounding nations that survive will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted the wasteland. For I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I say.

Ezekiel 36 : 37 (NLT)

"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am ready to hear Israel's prayers and to increase their numbers like a flock.

Ezekiel 36 : 38 (NLT)

They will be as numerous as the sacred flocks that fill Jerusalem's streets at the time of her festivals. The ruined cities will be crowded with people once more, and everyone will know that I am the LORD."