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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/36.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/36.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/36.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The fields that used to lie empty and desolate in plain view of everyone will again be farmed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The desolated land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your land will be plowed again, and nobody will be able to see that it was once barren. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The wasteland will be plowed. It will no longer remain empty for everyone passing by to see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everyone who used to walk by your fields saw how overgrown and wild they were, but I will let you farm them again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The desolate fields will be cultivated, replacing the former wasteland that everyone who passed by in times past had noticed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The desolate land will be plowed, instead of being desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all who passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The land that was desolate will be tilled instead of being a desolation in the sight of all who passed by. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the desolate land is tilled, "" Instead of which it was a desolation before the eyes of everyone passing by,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the desolate land is tilled, Instead of which it was a desolation before the eyes of every passer by,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the desolate land shall be worked instead of its being a desolation before the eyes of all passing by.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the desolate land shall be tilled, which before was waste in the sight of all that passed by, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and when the deserted land will have been cultivated, which previously was desolate to the eyes of all who passed by,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The desolate land will be tilled—once a wasteland in the eyes of every passerby.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the desolate land shall be tilled, that was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the land that was desolate shall be cultivated, which was desolate in the eyes of everyone who passed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the desolate land shall be cultivated, whereas it was desolate in the eyes of every one that passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10855" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/36.htm">A New Heart and Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>This 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. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: han·nə·šam·māh (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">The desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: tê·‘ā·ḇêḏ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">will be cultivated</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">instead of</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">lying</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê (Prep-l:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·w·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">who pass through.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a></span><br />For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a></span><br />Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Isaiah 61:4</a></span><br />They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25-26</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you. / You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Jeremiah 33:12-13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks. / In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-21</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1-5</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. / I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Matthew 19:28</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-21.htm">Acts 3:21</a></span><br />Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-18.htm">Romans 8:18</a></span><br />I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Ezekiel 6:14</a></b></br> So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23-28</a></b></br> <i>And that</i> the whole land thereof <i>is</i> brimstone, and salt, <i>and</i> burning, <i>that</i> it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">2 Chronicles 36:21</a></b></br> To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: <i>for</i> as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/36-9.htm">Cultivated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-15.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-23.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-26.htm">Farmed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-29.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Passer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-31.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-9.htm">Tilled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-10.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Cultivated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/daniel/11-31.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-19.htm">Farmed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-8.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-15.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Passer</a> <a href="/daniel/11-10.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-23.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Tilled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/daniel/2-41.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-1.htm">The land of Israel is comforted, by destruction of the heathen, who spitefully used it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-8.htm">and by the blessings of God promised unto it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-16.htm">Israel was rejected for their sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-21.htm">and shall be restored without their desert</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">The blessings of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, the land suffered from neglect and destruction during the Babylonian conquest. The desolation symbolizes spiritual barrenness and the consequences of turning away from God. In a broader biblical context, desolation is often associated with divine judgment (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a>).<p><b>will be cultivated</b><br>The promise of cultivation signifies restoration and renewal. This reflects God's covenant faithfulness and His intention to restore Israel both physically and spiritually. Cultivation implies not only agricultural productivity but also spiritual fruitfulness. This restoration is a foretaste of the ultimate renewal promised in the Messianic age, where Jesus Christ is seen as the one who brings life and abundance (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>).<p><b>instead of lying desolate</b><br>The transformation from desolation to cultivation highlights God's redemptive power. It underscores the reversal of fortune for Israel, moving from a state of judgment to one of blessing. This change is a testament to God's mercy and His ability to bring life from death, paralleling the resurrection theme found in the New Testament (<a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a>).<p><b>in the sight of all who pass through</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the public nature of God's restoration. The transformation of the land serves as a witness to the surrounding nations of God's power and faithfulness. It reflects the biblical theme of God's actions being visible to the world, as seen in the Exodus narrative (<a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a>). The restoration of Israel is meant to draw others to recognize the sovereignty of God, similar to how the church is called to be a light to the nations (<a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering messages of both judgment and restoration to the people of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, which had experienced desolation due to their disobedience but is promised restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>A period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, leading to the desolation of their land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolate_land.htm">Desolate Land</a></b><br>Refers to the land of Israel, which had become barren and uninhabited due to the judgment of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a></b><br>The event prophesied by Ezekiel where God promises to restore the land and the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise_of_restoration.htm">God's Promise of Restoration</a></b><br>Just as God promised to restore the desolate land of Israel, He promises to restore our lives when we turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The desolation of the land serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Hope in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the desolation, God's promise of restoration provides hope and assurance of His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cultivation.htm">Spiritual Cultivation</a></b><br>Just as the land is cultivated, we are called to cultivate our spiritual lives, allowing God to transform our desolation into fruitfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/visible_testimony.htm">Visible Testimony</a></b><br>The transformation of the land serves as a testimony to others of God's power and faithfulness, encouraging us to live lives that reflect His work in us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_ezekiel_36's_land_promise_occur.htm">How could the promise of a renewed land in Ezekiel 36 realistically occur on such a large scale when historical and archaeological evidence seems sparse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_angels_sin_in_sinless_heaven.htm">What does 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_36_align_with_other_prophecies.htm">How do claims in Ezekiel 36 about Israel’s future prosperity reconcile with other biblical passages that predict ongoing hardship for the same people? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_contradict_ezekiel_29_10-11.htm">Ezekiel 29:10-11 claims the land will become uninhabited; do archaeological findings contradict this prediction of total desolation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The desolate</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּשַׁמָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·šam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">land</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאָ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be cultivated</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּֽעָבֵ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(tê·‘ā·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">instead of</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֚חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lying</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיְתָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">desolate</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמָמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Devastation, astonishment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who pass through.</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹבֵֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Ezekiel 36:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/36-34.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 36:34 The land that was desolate shall be (Ezek. 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