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Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> They will live safely in Israel and build homes and plant vineyards. And when I punish the neighboring nations that treated them with contempt, they will know that I am the LORD their God.” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28.htm">King James Bible</a> And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/28.htm">New King James Version</a> And they will dwell safely there, build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God.” ’ ” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They will live on it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute judgments upon all around them who despise them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.”’” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They will live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God."&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And they will live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely, when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.”’” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They will live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them all around them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.”’” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They shall live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgment on all those around them who despise them. Then they will know [with clarity and confidence] that I am the LORD their God.”’” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They will live there securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will live securely when I execute judgments against all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They will live there securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will live securely when I execute judgments against all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they shall dwell securely therein; yea, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely, when I have executed judgments upon all those that do them despite round about them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah their God. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They will be safe and will build houses and plant vineyards. They will no longer be in danger, because I will punish their hateful neighbors. Israel will know that I am the LORD their God. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they shall dwell securely therein; yea, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely; when I have executed judgments upon all those that do them despite round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will live there in safety. They will build homes and plant vineyards. They will live in safety when I punish all the surrounding people who treat them with scorn. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.'" <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> They will live there in safety. They will build houses and plant vineyards. I will punish all their neighbors who treated them with scorn, and Israel will be secure. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> They will live in safety in the land, building houses and planting vineyards. They'll live in safety while I judge everyone who maligns them among those who surround them. At that time they'll learn that I am the LORD their God.'" <a href="/msb/ezekiel/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.?? <a href="/net/ezekiel/28.htm">NET Bible</a> They will live securely in it; they will build houses and plant vineyards. They will live securely when I execute my judgments on all those who scorn them and surround them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.'" <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They shall dwell securely in it; yes, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely, when I have executed judgments on all those who do them despite all around them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.'" <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them around them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. <a href="/web/ezekiel/28.htm">World English Bible</a> They will dwell in it securely. Yes, they will build houses, plant vineyards, and will dwell securely when I have executed judgments on all those around them who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.”’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they have dwelt confidently on it, "" And built houses, and planted vineyards, "" And dwelt confidently—in My doing judgments, "" On all those despising them all around, "" And they have known that I [am] their God YHWH!” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they have dwelt on it confidently, And builded houses, and planted vineyards, And dwelt confidently -- in My doing judgments, On all those despising them round about, And they have known that I, Jehovah, am their God!' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they dwelt upon it with confidence, and, they built houses, and they planted vineyards; and they dwelt with confidence in my doing judgments upon all those despising them from round about them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah their God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they shall dwell therein secure, and they shall build houses, and shall plant vineyards, and shall dwell with confidence, when I shall have executed judgments upon all that are their enemies round about: and they shall know that I am the Lord their God. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they shall live within it securely. And they shall build houses and plant vineyards. And they shall live in confidence, when I will have executed judgments upon all those who turn against them on every side. And they shall know that I am the Lord their God.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Bible</a> They shall dwell on it securely, building houses and planting vineyards. They shall dwell securely while I execute judgment on all their neighbors who treated them with contempt; then they shall know that I, the LORD, am their God. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They shall live in safety in it, and shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall live in safety, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they shall dwell in it safely, and shall build houses and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence after I have executed judgments on all those who hurt them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they shall dwell in it in quietness, and they shall build houses, and they shall plant vineyards and they shall dwell in confidence whenever I have executed the judgment of all of the nations that surround them, who do them harm, and they shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH their God” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell safely; when I have executed judgments upon all those that have them in disdain round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Yea, they shall dwell upon it safely, and they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and dwell securely, when I shall execute judgment on all that have dishonoured them, even on those that are round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God, and the God of their fathers. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8290" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">The Restoration of Israel</a> 25This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob. 26<a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">And there they will dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/983.htm" title="983: lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Security. From batach; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact and the feeling; often safely.">securely,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ū·ḇā·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">build</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇāt·tîm (N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">houses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: wə·nā·ṭə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">and plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ḵə·rā·mîm (N-mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">vineyards.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">They will dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/983.htm" title="983: lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Security. From batach; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact and the feeling; often safely.">securely</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ba·‘ă·śō·w·ṯî (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">when I execute</a> <a href="/hebrew/8201.htm" title="8201: šə·p̄ā·ṭîm (N-mp) -- Judgment. From shaphat; a sentence, i.e. Infliction.">judgments</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">against all those</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: mis·sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯām (Prep-m:: Adv:: 3mp) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7590.htm" title="7590: haš·šā·ṭîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- That which is despised. For active part of suwt; one contemning.">who treat them with contempt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Then they will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">their God.’”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Jeremiah 32:37-41</a> I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety. / They will be My people, and I will be their God. / I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. ... <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a> On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a> 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. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6</a> I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/zechariah/8-7.htm">Zechariah 8:7-8</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west. / I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.” <a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21-23</a> They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. / No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands. / They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them. <a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Jeremiah 30:10</a> As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid. <a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Isaiah 60:18</a> No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Leviticus 26:5-6</a> Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land. / And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land. <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Micah 4:4</a> And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken. <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Isaiah 32:18</a> Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest. <a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Jeremiah 33:6</a> Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Zephaniah 3:13</a> The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.” <a href="/isaiah/54-14.htm">Isaiah 54:14</a> In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you. <a href="/jeremiah/23-6.htm">Jeremiah 23:6</a> In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments on all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.and they shall dwell<a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Ezekiel 34:25-28</a> And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods… <a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">Ezekiel 38:8</a> After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.<a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">Leviticus 25:18,19</a> Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety… safety.<a href="/ezekiel/38-11.htm">Ezekiel 38:11</a> And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,<a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a> And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.<a href="/proverbs/14-26.htm">Proverbs 14:26</a> In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.build<a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21,22</a> And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them… <a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5,6,28</a> Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; … <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Jeremiah 31:4,5</a> Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry… when I<a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Ezekiel 28:24</a> And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.<a href="/ezekiel/25-1.htm">Ezekiel 25:1-32:18</a> The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, … <a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">Ezekiel 35:1-15</a> Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, … despise.<a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Ezekiel 39:10</a> So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Isaiah 17:14</a> And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.<a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Isaiah 33:1</a> Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Build</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Despite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Disdain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-22.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-22.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-22.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Safely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Vineyards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/36-36.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-16.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-29.htm">Despite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-57.htm">Disdain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-30.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-29.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Safely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/matthew/17-12.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/hosea/2-15.htm">Vineyards</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 28</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/28-1.htm">God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/28-11.htm">A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/28-20.htm">The judgment of Zion</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">The restoration of Israel</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And there they will dwell securely This phrase speaks to the promise of safety and peace for the Israelites. Historically, Israel faced numerous threats from surrounding nations, including the Philistines, Moabites, and Edomites. The promise of dwelling securely indicates a future time of divine protection and stability. This security is often associated with the Messianic age, a time when God’s people will experience peace under the reign of the Messiah, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a>.build houses, and plant vineyards Building houses and planting vineyards symbolize permanence and prosperity. In ancient Israel, these activities were signs of settled life and blessing, contrasting with the nomadic or exilic experiences of the Israelites. The imagery recalls the blessings of the Promised Land described in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10-11</a>, where God promised a land of abundance. It also reflects the restoration themes found in <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a>, where God promises to restore the fortunes of His people.They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt This phrase underscores the divine justice that God will enact against Israel's enemies. The surrounding nations often oppressed and scorned Israel, as seen in the historical accounts of Assyria and Babylon. God's judgments are a recurring theme in the prophetic books, where He promises to vindicate His people and punish their oppressors, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a>. This divine intervention ensures the security and peace of Israel.Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’” The recognition of God as LORD is a central theme in Ezekiel. This acknowledgment comes through His acts of judgment and restoration. The phrase emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God’s actions reveal His sovereignty and faithfulness. This recognition is not just intellectual but relational, leading to a deeper understanding and worship of God, as seen in similar declarations in <a href="/ezekiel/36-23.htm">Ezekiel 36:23 and 39</a>:28. The ultimate fulfillment of this knowledge is found in the New Covenant, where God’s people will know Him intimately through Jesus Christ, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who are promised security and prosperity in their land. 2. <a href="/topical/n/neighbors.htm">Neighbors</a> The surrounding nations that have treated Israel with contempt and hostility. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, who promises protection and judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judgments.htm">Judgments</a> Divine actions against Israel's enemies, ensuring their security. 5. <a href="/topical/l/land_of_israel.htm">Land of Israel</a> The promised land where the Israelites will dwell securely.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/security_in_god's_promises.htm">Security in God's Promises</a> God's promises of security and prosperity are contingent upon His divine judgment and protection. Believers can trust in God's faithfulness to fulfill His promises. <a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> God's execution of judgment against those who oppose His people demonstrates His justice. This assures believers that God will ultimately vindicate His people. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_peace.htm">Living in Peace</a> The promise of living securely and prosperously encourages believers to seek peace and stability in their own lives through obedience to God. <a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognition of God's Sovereignty</a> The ultimate purpose of God's actions is that His people will know Him as the LORD. Believers are called to recognize and submit to God's sovereignty in their lives. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_restoration.htm">Community and Restoration</a> The imagery of building houses and planting vineyards signifies community and restoration. Believers are encouraged to invest in their communities and work towards restoration and growth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 28</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'firstborn'_mean_biblically.htm">What defines the land of the living?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</a> <a href="/q/was_jeremiah's_prophecy_exaggerated.htm">In Jeremiah 26:7-9, could Jeremiah's prophecy have been exaggerated or misunderstood, given the intense reaction of the people?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_bible_symbols_signify.htm">What do Bible symbols mean and represent?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - Shall build houses, etc. The words sound almost like a direct quotation from <a href="/jeremiah/23-6.htm">Jeremiah 23:6</a> and Jeremiah 36:28; and, at all events, present a suggestive parallel. The restoration was to include also the blessing of confidence and hope; no longer a groundless and false confidence, like that of <a href="/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Jeremiah 2:37</a> and Jeremiah 48:13, but one resting on the fact that God was in very deed the Judge of all the earth. We may note, at the close of the chapter, how its juxtaposition of the two Phoenician cities seems to have been present to the mind of the Christ in his references to the judgment that should come upon both of them (<a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21</a>; <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13</a>). He himself, it will be remembered, passed through the coasts of Tyre and Zidon (<a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21</a>), and probably, according to the best text of <a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24</a>, actually trod the streets of the latter city. They supplied some of the great multitude of <a href="/mark/3-8.htm">Mark 3:8</a>, who listened to his teaching. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They will live there securely, וְיָשְׁב֣וּ (wə·yā·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry build וּבָנ֤וּ (ū·ḇā·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build houses, בָתִּים֙ (ḇāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and plant וְנָטְע֣וּ (wə·nā·ṭə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> To strike in, fix, to plant vineyards. כְרָמִ֔ים (ḵə·rā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard They will dwell וְיָשְׁב֖וּ (wə·yā·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry securely לָבֶ֑טַח (lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_983.htm">Strong's 983: </a> A place of refuge, safety, safely when I execute בַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֣י (ba·‘ă·śō·w·ṯî) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make judgments שְׁפָטִ֗ים (šə·p̄ā·ṭîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8201.htm">Strong's 8201: </a> A sentence, infliction against all בְּכֹ֨ל (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every around them מִסְּבִ֣יבוֹתָ֔ם (mis·sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯām) Preposition-m | Adverb | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around who treat them with contempt. הַשָּׁאטִ֤ים (haš·šā·ṭîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7590.htm">Strong's 7590: </a> That which is despised Then they will know וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ (wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel their God.’” אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-26.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 28:26 They shall dwell securely therein (Ezek. 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