Ezekiel 36
1 and you(m. s.) son: child man to prophesy to(wards) mountain: mount Israel and to say mountain: mount Israel to hear: hear word LORD
“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: Mountains of Israel, listen to this message from the Lord.
2 thus to say Lord YHWH/God because to say [the] enemy upon you Aha! and high place forever: antiquity to/for possession to be to/for us
This is what the Lord God says: The enemy said about you, ‘Aha! These old high places now belong to us,’
3 to/for so to prophesy and to say thus to say Lord YHWH/God because in/on/with because be desolate: destroyed and to crush [obj] you from around: side to/for to be you possession to/for remnant [the] nation and to ascend: rise upon lip: words tongue and slander people
so you must prophesy and announce that this is what the Lord God says: They have turned you into a wasteland, attacking you from every direction, so that you became the property of other nations and people gossiped about you and slandered you.
4 to/for so mountain: mount Israel to hear: hear word Lord YHWH/God thus to say Lord YHWH/God to/for mountain: mount and to/for hill to/for channel and to/for valley and to/for desolation [the] devastated and to/for city [the] to leave: forsake which to be to/for plunder and to/for derision to/for remnant [the] nation which from around
So now, mountains of Israel, listen to the message from the Lord God. This is what the Lord God says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the deserted ruins and abandoned towns, that the other nations around you have looted and mocked.
5 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God if: surely yes not in/on/with fire jealousy my to speak: speak upon remnant [the] nation and upon Edom all her which to give: give [obj] land: country/planet my to/for them to/for possession in/on/with joy all heart in/on/with scorn soul: myself because pasture her to/for plunder
Yes, this is what the Lord God says: I have spoken passionately against these other nations, and against all the Edomites, who took over my country and made it theirs, happily celebrating as they looted the land and treated me with complete contempt.
6 to/for so to prophesy upon land: soil Israel and to say to/for mountain: mount and to/for hill to/for channel and to/for valley thus to say Lord YHWH/God look! I in/on/with jealousy my and in/on/with rage my to speak: speak because shame nation to lift: bear
So prophesy concerning the country of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord God says: Just watch, for I have spoken passionately about this because you have had to put up with this mockery from other nations.
7 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God I to lift: vow [obj] hand: vow my if: surely yes not [the] nation which to/for you from around they(masc.) shame their to lift: vow
This is what the Lord God says: I hold up my hand and swear that the other nations around you will suffer their own shame.
8 and you(m. p.) mountain: mount Israel branch your to give: give and fruit your to lift: bear to/for people my Israel for to present: come to/for to come (in): come
But you, mountains of Israel, will grow trees that will produce fruit for my people Israel, for soon they'll be coming home.
9 for look! I to(wards) you and to turn to(wards) you and to serve: labour and to sow
Look, I am for you and I will help you. Your land will be ploughed, and crops will be sown.
10 and to multiply upon you man all house: household Israel all his and to dwell [the] city and [the] desolation to build
You will support the people of Israel as they return and grow in number. People will live in the towns again and rebuild the ruins.
11 and to multiply upon you man and animal and to multiply and be fruitful and to dwell [obj] you like/as former your and be good from beginning your and to know for I LORD
The number of your people will grow— they will have many children. The animals too will have many young. I will make sure that you're inhabited just as you used to be, and I will make you more prosperous that you were before. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
12 and to go: walk upon you man [obj] people my Israel and to possess: possess you and to be to/for them to/for inheritance and not to add: again still to/for be bereaved them
I will have my people Israel walk on you mountains. You will be theirs; you will belong to them, and you will no longer rob your nation of their children.
13 thus to say Lord YHWH/God because to say to/for you to eat man (you(f. s.) *QK) and be bereaved (nation your *QK) to be
This is what the Lord God says: Because people say to you, ‘You eat people, and rob your nation of their children,’
14 to/for so man not to eat still (and nation your *QK) not (be bereaved *QK) still utterance Lord YHWH/God
from now on you won't eat people or rob your nation of their children, declares the Lord God.
15 and not to hear: hear to(wards) you still shame [the] nation and reproach people not to lift: bear still (and nation your *QK) not to stumble still utterance Lord YHWH/God
I'm going to stop these nations insulting you, and you won't have to put up with their taunts any more, or make the nation fall, declares the Lord God.”
16 and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say
Another message from Lord came to me, saying,
17 son: child man house: household Israel to dwell upon land: soil their and to defile [obj] her in/on/with way: conduct their and in/on/with wantonness their like/as uncleanness [the] impurity to be way: conduct their to/for face: before my
“Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their country, they made it unclean by the way they behaved, by what they did. The way they were behaving in my presence was like the ceremonial uncleanness of a woman's period.
18 and to pour: pour rage my upon them upon [the] blood which to pour: kill upon [the] land: country/planet and in/on/with idol their to defile her
So I became angry with them because of murders they committed in the country, and because they made it unclean by worshiping idols.
19 and to scatter [obj] them in/on/with nation and to scatter in/on/with land: country/planet like/as way: conduct their and like/as wantonness their to judge them
I scattered them among the different nations and countries. I judged them according to the way they had behaved and what they did.
20 and to come (in): come to(wards) [the] nation which to come (in): come there and to profane/begin: profane [obj] name holiness my in/on/with to say to/for them people LORD these and from land: country/planet his to come out: come
But wherever they went among the nations, they ruined my reputation, because people said about them, ‘These are the Lord's people, but they had to leave his country.’
21 and to spare upon name holiness my which to profane/begin: profane him house: household Israel in/on/with nation which to come (in): come there [to]
So I had to take care of my reputation for holiness which the people of Israel had ruined among the nations where they'd gone.
22 to/for so to say to/for house: household Israel thus to say Lord YHWH/God not because you I to make: do house: household Israel that if: except if: except to/for name holiness my which to profane/begin: profane in/on/with nation which to come (in): come there
Tell the people of Israel that this is what the Lord God says: I'm not doing this for you, people of Israel, but for my reputation for holiness, which you ruined among the nations where you went.
23 and to consecrate: holiness [obj] name my [the] great: large [the] to profane/begin: profane in/on/with nation which to profane/begin: profane in/on/with midst their and to know [the] nation for I LORD utterance Lord YHWH/God in/on/with to consecrate: holiness I in/on/with you to/for eye their
I will reveal the holy nature and importance of my reputation, which has been ruined among the nations, the reputation you have ruined among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when I reveal my holiness through you as they watch.
24 and to take: take [obj] you from [the] nation and to gather [obj] you from all [the] land: country/planet and to come (in): bring [obj] you to(wards) land: soil your
For I will bring you back from among the nations, gathering you from all the different countries, and I will lead you back into your own country.
25 and to scatter upon you water pure and be pure from all uncleanness your and from all idol your be pure [obj] you
I will also pour pure water over you, and you will be clean. I will wash you clean from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.
26 and to give: give to/for you heart new and spirit new to give: put in/on/with entrails: among your and to turn aside: remove [obj] heart [the] stone from flesh your and to give: give to/for you heart flesh
I will give you a new mind and I will put a new spirit inside you. I will take away your stubborn mind and I will give you a loving mind.
27 and [obj] spirit my to give: put in/on/with entrails: among your and to make: do [obj] which in/on/with statute: decree my to go: walk and justice: judgement my to keep: careful and to make: do
I will put my Spirit inside you so you will follow my laws and remember to do what I tell you.
28 and to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet which to give: give to/for father your and to be to/for me to/for people and I to be to/for you to/for God
Then you will live in the country I gave to your forefathers. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
29 and to save [obj] you from all uncleanness your and to call: call to to(wards) [the] grain and to multiply [obj] him and not to give: put upon you famine
I will save you from everything that makes you unclean. I will make sure you have plenty of grain. I won't send you any famines.
30 and to multiply [obj] fruit [the] tree and fruit [the] land: country because which not to take: recieve still reproach famine in/on/with nation
I will also make sure you have good harvests from your orchards and fields, so that you won't be mocked by other nations anymore because of famine.
31 and to remember [obj] way: conduct your [the] bad: evil and deed your which not pleasant and to loath in/on/with face of your upon iniquity: crime your and upon abomination your
Then you will remember your evil ways and terrible things you've done, and you'll hate yourselves for your sins and disgusting actions.
32 not because you I to make: do utterance Lord YHWH/God to know to/for you be ashamed and be humiliated from way: journey your house: household Israel
You need to realize that I'm not doing this for your sake, declares the Lord God. You should be ashamed and embarrassed for what you've done, people of Israel!
33 thus to say Lord YHWH/God in/on/with day be pure I [obj] you from all iniquity: crime your and to dwell [obj] [the] city and to build [the] desolation
This is what the Lord God says: On the day I make you clean from all your sins, I will have you live in your towns again and make sure the ruins are rebuilt.
34 and [the] land: country/planet [the] be desolate: destroyed to serve: labour underneath: instead which to be devastation to/for eye: seeing all to pass
The land that was deserted will be cultivated again instead of looking abandoned to everyone passing by.
35 and to say [the] land: country/planet this [the] be desolate: destroyed to be like/as garden Eden and [the] city [the] desolate and [the] be desolate: destroyed and [the] to overthrow to gather/restrain/fortify to dwell
Then they will say, ‘This deserted land is now like the garden of Eden. The towns that were demolished, abandoned, and destroyed have been restored and strengthened, and people are living in them.’
36 and to know [the] nation which to remain around you for I LORD to build [the] to overthrow to plant [the] be desolate: destroyed I LORD to speak: speak and to make: do
Then those nations around you that are left will acknowledge that I, the Lord, have rebuilt what was demolished, and that I have replanted what was destroyed. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will carry it out.
37 thus to say Lord YHWH/God still this to seek to/for house: household Israel to/for to make: do to/for them to multiply [obj] them like/as flock man
This is what the Lord God says: I will once again answer the prayers of the people of Israel. This is what I will do for them: I will have them increase in number like a flock.
38 like/as flock holiness like/as flock Jerusalem in/on/with meeting: festival her so to be [the] city [the] desolate full flock man and to know for I LORD
Just like all the many flocks that are brought to Jerusalem to be sacrificed during the religious festivals, so the towns that were once demolished will be full of flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
