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You will be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you will inhabit the land that I gave to your fathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You will live in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will live in the land that I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will live in the land that I gave your fathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will once again live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then you will live in the land that I gave your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll live in the land that I gave to your ancestors, you'll be my people, and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then you will live in the land I gave to your fathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers. You will be my people, and I will be your God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have dwelt in the land that I have given to your fathers, "" And you have been to Me for a people, "" And I am to you for God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And ye have dwelt in the land that I have given to your fathers, And ye have been to Me for a people, And I -- I am to you for God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye dwelt in the land which I gave to your fathers, and ye were to me for a people, and I shall be to you for God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And you shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall live in the land that I gave to your fathers. And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You will live in the land I gave to your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you shall live in the land that I gave to your ancestors; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall dwell in the land that I have given to your fathers, and you shall be to me the people, and I shall be to you, God<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell upon the land which I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be to me a people, and I will be to you a God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10791" 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">27</span>And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wî·šaḇ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Then you will live</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your forefathers;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wih·yî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">My</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘ām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ’eh·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.…<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="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a></span><br />I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a></span><br />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="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7</a></span><br />I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Deuteronomy 30:20</a></span><br />and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Zechariah 8:8</a></span><br />I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a></span><br />I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a></span><br />As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a></span><br />And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Isaiah 43:6</a></span><br />I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm">Jeremiah 32:38</a></span><br />They will be My people, and I will be their God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.</p><p class="hdg">dwell</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-10.htm">Ezekiel 36:10</a></b></br> And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, <i>even</i> all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Ezekiel 28:25</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25</a></b></br> And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, <i>even</i> they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David <i>shall be</i> their prince for ever.</p><p class="hdg">be people</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20</a></b></br> That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Ezekiel 37:23,27</a></b></br> Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-3.htm">Song of Solomon 6:3</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> my beloved's, and my beloved <i>is</i> mine: he feedeth among the lilies.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/34-28.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-42.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-11.htm">Live</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-3.htm">Live</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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The Hebrew word for "land" is "אֶרֶץ" (eretz), which often refers to the physical land of Israel, a central theme in the Old Testament. Historically, this promise is significant as it speaks to the Israelites' return from exile. Theologically, it symbolizes God's faithfulness to His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ensuring that their descendants would inherit the Promised Land. This promise is not just about physical territory but also about spiritual restoration and identity as God's chosen people.<p><b>that I gave to your fathers</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the continuity of God's covenantal promises. The reference to "your fathers" connects the current generation to the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—highlighting the enduring nature of God's promises. The Hebrew word "נָתַן" (natan), meaning "gave," underscores the gift-like nature of the land, emphasizing that it is not earned but granted by divine grace. This historical context reassures the Israelites of their rightful inheritance and God's unchanging commitment.<p><b>You will be My people</b><br />This phrase signifies a covenant relationship. The Hebrew word "עַם" (am) for "people" denotes a collective identity bound by a relationship with God. This echoes the covenant language found in <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>, where God promises to take the Israelites as His people. It reflects a deep, personal relationship between God and Israel, characterized by mutual commitment and love. This identity as God's people is central to their purpose and mission in the world.<p><b>and I will be your God</b><br />This phrase completes the covenant formula, affirming God's role as the protector, provider, and sovereign ruler over Israel. The Hebrew word "אֱלֹהִים" (Elohim) for "God" conveys His power and authority. This declaration is a reassurance of God's presence and faithfulness, promising guidance, provision, and protection. It is a profound statement of divine commitment, emphasizing that despite past unfaithfulness, God remains steadfast in His relationship with His people. This promise is both a comfort and a call to live in accordance with God's will, reflecting His holiness and love to the world.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Ye shall dwell in the land.--</span>The Israelites were not yet able to seek the spiritual, except as con. nected with the temporal blessing; and, indeed, the temporal was, in the ordering of Providence, a necessary means to the spiritual. Therefore the promise of earthly restoration must yet be made, and must in due time be literally fulfilled.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 28-31</span> describe the results which should follow in Israel's experience when God should have thus gathered, cleansed, and renewed them. They should then have <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> permanent occupation of the land (ver. 28); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> covenant relationship with God as his people (ver. 28); <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> protection against future lapsing into idolatry and immorality (ver. 29); . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/36-28.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">Then you will live</span><br /><span class="heb">וִישַׁבְתֶּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wî·šaḇ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, 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">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I gave</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֖תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your forefathers;</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וִהְיִ֤יתֶם</span> <span class="translit">(wih·yî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<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">My</span><br /><span class="heb">לִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">people,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’eh·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common 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">your</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">God.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 36:28 You shall dwell in the land that (Ezek. 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