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So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/36.htm">New Living Translation</a> They will be as numerous as the sacred flocks that fill Jerusalem’s streets at the time of her festivals. The ruined cities will be crowded with people once more, and everyone will know that I am the LORD.” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/36.htm">English Standard Version</a> Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/36.htm">King James Bible</a> As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/36.htm">New King James Version</a> Like a flock offered as holy sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem on its feast days, so shall the ruined cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.” ’ ” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the waste cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/36.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the waste cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the LORD."&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the waste cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Like the flock for holy offerings, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed times, so will the waste cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”’” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the desolate cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know [with confident assurance] that I am the LORD.”’” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So the ruined cities will be filled with a flock of people, just as Jerusalem is filled with a flock of sheep for sacrifice during its appointed festivals. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So the ruined cities will be filled with a flock of people, just as the flock of sheep for sacrifice is filled in Jerusalem during its appointed festivals. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/36.htm">American Standard Version</a> As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The towns that now lie in ruins will be filled with people, just as Jerusalem was once filled with sheep to be offered as sacrifices during a festival. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/36.htm">English Revised Version</a> As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will be like the sheep for sacrifices, like the sheep in Jerusalem during the appointed festivals. Their ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD." <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/36.htm">Good News Translation</a> The cities that are now in ruins will then be as full of people as Jerusalem was once full of the sheep which were offered as sacrifices at a festival. Then they will know that I am the LORD." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/36.htm">International Standard Version</a> The desolate cities will be filled with flocks of human beings, just like Jerusalem used to be filled with flocks of sheep during the times of the appointed festivals. Then they will know that I am the LORD.'" <a href="/msb/ezekiel/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/36.htm">NET Bible</a> Like the sheep for offerings, like the sheep of Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD." <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am the LORD.'" <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/web/ezekiel/36.htm">World English Bible</a> As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so the waste cities will be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> As a flock of holy ones, as a flock of Jerusalem, "" In her appointed times, "" So the dried up cities are full of flocks of man, "" And they have known that I [am] YHWH!” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> As a flock of holy ones, as a flock of Jerusalem, In her appointed seasons, So are the waste cities full of flocks of men, And they have known that I am Jehovah!' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> As holy sheep, as the sheep of Jerusalem in her appointments; thus shall the cities laid waste be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> As a holy dock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts: so shall the waste cities be full of flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> like a holy flock, like the flock of Jerusalem in her solemnities. So shall the deserted cities be filled with flocks of men. And they shall know that I am the Lord.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/36.htm">New American Bible</a> Like sheep for sacrifice, like the sheep of Jerusalem on its feast days, the ruined cities shall be filled with flocks of people; then they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed festivals, so shall the ruined towns be filled with flocks of people. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> As the holy flock, as the flock comes into Jerusalem at the time of her solemn feasts, so shall the ruined cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Like holy flocks, like the flocks of Jerusalem in the time of her feasts, so shall be the cities that were destroyed and they shall be filled with flocks of the children of men, and they shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed seasons, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am the LORD.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> as holy sheep, as the sheep of Jerusalem in her feasts; thus shall the desert cities be full of flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/36-38.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=10904" 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/36.htm">A New Heart and Spirit</a> …37This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock. 38<a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: kə·ṣōn (Prep-k:: N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">Like the numerous flocks</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏā·šîm (N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">for sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: kə·ṣōn (Prep-k:: N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">at Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: bə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏe·hā (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">during her appointed feasts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">so</a> <a href="/hebrew/2720.htm" title="2720: he·ḥo·rê·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: Adj-fp) -- Parched, ruined. From charab; parched or ruined.">the ruined</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·ye·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- 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/4392.htm" title="4392: mə·lê·’ō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">filled</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣōn (N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">with flocks</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of people.</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> <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/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22</a> As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.” <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. 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.’ <a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Zechariah 10:8-10</a> I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were. / Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return. / I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them. <a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Isaiah 60:22</a> The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly. <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a> I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. <a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">Jeremiah 31:27</a> “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. <a href="/isaiah/49-19.htm">Isaiah 49:19-20</a> For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. / Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’ <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1-3</a> “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. / “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep. / For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities. <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a> I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture—a noisy throng. <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Zechariah 8:4-5</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age. / And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.” <a href="/romans/9-26.htm">Romans 9:26</a> 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.’” <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-26</a> I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a> After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. <a href="/matthew/9-37.htm">Matthew 9:37-38</a> Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. / Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” <a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a> I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.holy flock.<a href="/exodus/23-17.htm">Exodus 23:17</a> Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.<a href="/exodus/34-23.htm">Exodus 34:23</a> Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.<a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a> Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:the waste<a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Ezekiel 36:33-35</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded… <a href="/ezekiel/34-31.htm">Ezekiel 34:31</a> And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Jeremiah 30:19</a> And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/36-5.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Feasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-8.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-25.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-5.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-23.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-36.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-28.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Seasons</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-31.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Unpeopled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-36.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Feasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/hosea/5-6.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-38.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-18.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Seasons</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Unpeopled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 36</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/36-1.htm">The land of Israel is comforted, by destruction of the heathen, who spitefully used it</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/36-8.htm">and by the blessings of God promised unto it</a> 16. <a href="/ezekiel/36-16.htm">Israel was rejected for their sin</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/36-21.htm">and shall be restored without their desert</a> 25. <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">The blessings of Christ's kingdom</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'; 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The appointed feasts refer to the three major pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles), when Israelites were required to bring offerings to the temple. These events were marked by large gatherings and numerous sacrifices, symbolizing worship, community, and divine blessing. The imagery of numerous flocks suggests a future time of prosperity and spiritual renewal for Israel, reminiscent of the vibrant religious life centered around the temple.so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people The comparison of people to flocks indicates a return to populous and thriving communities in the cities that were once desolate. This restoration is a reversal of the judgment and exile experienced by Israel due to their disobedience. The imagery of flocks also suggests care and guidance, as a shepherd tends to his sheep, implying that God will oversee the return and flourishing of His people. This promise of restoration is consistent with other prophetic visions, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Isaiah 44:26</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Jeremiah 33:12-13</a>, where desolate places are revived.Then they will know that I am the LORD. This concluding phrase emphasizes the ultimate purpose of God's actions: the recognition of His sovereignty and faithfulness. Throughout the book of Ezekiel, this refrain underscores the divine intention behind both judgment and restoration. The acknowledgment of God as LORD signifies a restored relationship between God and His people, characterized by obedience and worship. This recognition is not only for Israel but serves as a testimony to the nations, fulfilling the covenant promise that through Israel, all nations would be blessed (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>). The phrase also points to the eschatological hope of a future where God's presence is fully realized among His people, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The central city of worship for the Israelites, known for its temple and religious feasts. 3. <a href="/topical/r/ruined_cities.htm">Ruined Cities</a> Refers to the cities of Israel that were devastated due to the people's disobedience and subsequent exile. 4. <a href="/topical/f/flock_for_sacrifices.htm">Flock for Sacrifices</a> Symbolizes the people of Israel, likened to sacrificial animals, emphasizing their role in worship and dedication to God. 5. <a href="/topical/a/appointed_feasts.htm">Appointed Feasts</a> These are the significant religious festivals in Jerusalem, such as Passover, which drew large gatherings of people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a> God's promise to fill the ruined cities with people signifies hope and restoration. Believers can trust in God's ability to restore what is broken in their lives. <a href="/topical/w/worship_and_community.htm">Worship and Community</a> The imagery of flocks during feasts highlights the importance of communal worship. Christians are encouraged to gather regularly for worship and fellowship. <a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty.htm">Divine Sovereignty</a> The phrase "Then they will know that I am the LORD" underscores God's sovereignty and His ultimate plan for His people. Believers are reminded to recognize and submit to God's authority. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_exile.htm">Faithfulness in Exile</a> Just as the Israelites were called to remain faithful during exile, Christians are encouraged to remain steadfast in their faith during challenging times. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a> The reference to sacrificial flocks points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus. Believers are called to live sacrificially, dedicating their lives to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 36</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_day_of_rest.htm">What does defiling God's temple mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_old_and_new_covenants_differ.htm">How do the Old and New Covenants differ?</a> <a href="/q/is_child_sacrifice_in_ezekiel_16_20-21_credible.htm">How credible is the depiction of widespread child sacrifice in Ezekiel 16:20-21, given limited archaeological evidence for such practices in Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_heb._13_20-21_align_with_other_atonement_views.htm">(Hebrews 13:20-21) How can this text's explanation of God's covenant through Jesus align with other biblical passages that present conflicting perspectives on atonement and redemption?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(38) The flock of Jerusalem.--The comparison is with the vast flocks of sacrificial animals accustomed to be carried to Jerusalem at the great annual feasts. The object is to give a vivid idea of the numbers of the people, but there is an especial appropriateness in the simile from the fact that these flocks were devoted to the Lord.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 38. - The people who should occupy the land of Israel in the coming age should be as the holy flock - literally, as the flock of holy things, or beasts; i.e. of sacrificial lambs - as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; literally, in her appointed times; i.e. her festal seasons (comp. <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a>), referring to the three well-known annual occasions when the male population of the land came to the sanctuary (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a>), and when in consequence the flocks and herds poured into the metropolis were well-nigh past reckoning (see <a href="/2_chronicles/29-33.htm">2 Chronicles 29:33</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/35-7.htm">2 Chronicles 35:7</a>; and comp. Josephus, 'Wars,' 6:9. 3). Perhaps in addition to the idea of the multiplication of the people, that of their dedication to the service of Jehovah is suggested by the prophet's language. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Like the numerous flocks כְּצֹ֣אן (kə·ṣōn) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock for sacrifices קָֽדָשִׁ֗ים (qā·ḏā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity at Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel during her appointed feasts, בְּמ֣וֹעֲדֶ֔יהָ (bə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏe·hā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting so כֵּ֤ן (kên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus the ruined הֶחֳרֵב֔וֹת (he·ḥo·rê·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2720.htm">Strong's 2720: </a> Parched, ruined cities הֶעָרִ֣ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement will be תִּהְיֶ֙ינָה֙ (tih·ye·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be filled מְלֵא֖וֹת (mə·lê·’ō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4392.htm">Strong's 4392: </a> Full, filling, fulness, fully with flocks צֹ֣אן (ṣōn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock of people. אָדָ֑ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being Then they will know וְיָדְע֖וּ (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 כִּֽי־ (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.’” יְהוָֽה׃ (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 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-38.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 36:38 As the flock for sacrifice as (Ezek. 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