Ezekiel 36 Parallel Bible

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1	“But as for you, son of man, prophesy over the mountains of Israel, and you shall say: O mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord.	“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.	“Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
2	Thus says the Lord God: Because the enemy has said about you: ‘It is well! The everlasting heights have been given to us as an inheritance!’	Thus says the Lord GOD: Because the enemy said of you, ‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient heights have become our possession,’	This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The enemy said of you, “Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession.\|’
3	because of this, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord God: Because you have been made desolate, and you have been trampled on every side, and you have been made into an inheritance for the remainder of the nations, and because you rose up, over the tip of the tongue and over the shame of the people,	therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Precisely because they made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you became the talk and evil gossip of the people,	Therefore prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because they ravaged and crushed you from every side so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations and the object of people’s malicious talk and slander,
4	because of this, O mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord God. Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the torrents, and to the valleys, and to the deserts, and to the ruins, and to the forsaken cities, which have been depopulated and ridiculed by the remainder of the nations all around:	therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD: Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, the desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become a prey and derision to the rest of the nations all around,	therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD: This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the deserted towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the rest of the nations around you—
5	Because of this, thus says the Lord God: In the fire of my zeal, I have spoken about the remainder of the nations, and about all of Idumea, who have given my land to themselves, joyfully, as an inheritance, and with all the heart and mind, and who have cast it out, so that they may lay waste to it.	therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Surely I have spoken in my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave my land to themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, that they might make its pasturelands a prey.	this is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, for with glee and with malice in their hearts they made my land their own possession so that they might plunder its pastureland.’
6	Therefore, prophesy over the soil of Israel, and you shall say to the mountains, and to the hills, to the ridges, and to the valleys: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I have spoken in my zeal and in my fury, because you have endured the shame of the Gentiles.	Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations.	Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I speak in my jealous wrath because you have suffered the scorn of the nations.
7	Therefore, thus says the Lord God: I have lifted up my hand, so that the Gentiles, who are all around you, will themselves bear their shame.	Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer reproach.	Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I swear with uplifted hand that the nations around you will also suffer scorn.
8	But as for you, O mountains of Israel, spring forth your branches, and bear your fruit, to my people Israel. For they are close to their advent.	“But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home.	“’But you, mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
9	For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be plowed, and you will receive seed.	For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.	I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown,
10	And I will multiply men among you and among all the house of Israel. And the cities shall be inhabited, and the ruinous places shall be restored.	And I will multiply people on you, the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt.	and I will cause many people to live on you—yes, all of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
11	And I will fill you again with men and with cattle. And they will be multiplied, and they will increase. And I will cause you to live as from the beginning, and I will give you even greater gifts than those you had from the start. And you shall know that I am the Lord.	And I will multiply on you man and beast, and they shall multiply and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as in your former times, and will do more good to you than ever before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.	I will increase the number of people and animals living on you, and they will be fruitful and become numerous. I will settle people on you as in the past and will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
12	And I will lead men over you, over my people Israel, and they will possess you as an inheritance. And you shall be to them as an inheritance. And you shall no longer be permitted to be without them.	I will let people walk on you, even my people Israel. And they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no longer bereave them of children.	I will cause people, my people Israel, to live on you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance; you will never again deprive them of their children.
13	Thus says the Lord God: Because they are saying about you, ‘You are a woman who devours men, and you are strangling your own nation,’	Thus says the Lord GOD: Because they say to you, ‘You devour people, and you bereave your nation of children,’	“’This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because some say to you, “You devour people and deprive your nation of its children,”
14	because of this, you shall no longer consume men, and you shall no longer harm your own nation, says the Lord God.	therefore you shall no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, declares the Lord GOD.	therefore you will no longer devour people or make your nation childless, declares the Sovereign LORD.
15	Neither will I permit men to discover in you the shame of the Gentiles any more. And you shall never again bear the reproach of the peoples. And you shall not send your people away any more, says the Lord God.”	And I will not let you hear anymore the reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD.”	No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign LORD.’”
16	And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:	The word of the LORD came to me:	Again the word of the LORD came to me:
17	“Son of man, the house of Israel lived on their own soil, and they defiled it with their ways and with their intentions. Their way, in my sight, became like the uncleanness of a menstruous woman.	“Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land, they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their ways before me were like the uncleanness of a woman in her menstrual impurity.	“Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by their conduct and their actions. Their conduct was like a woman’s monthly uncleanness in my sight.
18	And so I poured out my indignation upon them, because of the blood which they shed upon the land, and because they defiled it with their idols.	So I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood that they had shed in the land, for the idols with which they had defiled it.	So I poured out my wrath on them because they had shed blood in the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.
19	And I dispersed them among the Gentiles, and they have been scattered among the lands. I have judged them according to their ways and their plans.	I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. In accordance with their ways and their deeds I judged them.	I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions.
20	And when they walked among the Gentiles, to whom they had entered, they defiled my holy name, though it was being said about them: ‘This is the people of the Lord,’ and ‘They went forth from his land.’	But when they came to the nations, wherever they came, they profaned my holy name, in that people said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, and yet they had to go out of his land.’	And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘These are the LORD’s people, and yet they had to leave his land.’
21	But I have spared my holy name, which the house of Israel has defiled among the Gentiles, to whom they entered.	But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.	I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.
22	For this reason, you shall say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: I will act, not for your sake, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have defiled among the Gentiles, to whom you entered.	“Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came.	“Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone.
23	And I will sanctify my great name, which was defiled among the Gentiles, which you have defiled in their midst. So may the Gentiles know that I am the Lord, says the Lord of hosts, when I will have been sanctified in you, before their eyes.	And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.	I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.
24	Certainly, I will take you away from the Gentiles, and I will gather you together from all the lands, and I will lead you into your own land.	I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.	“’For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.
25	And I will pour clean water over you, and you shall be cleansed from all your filth, and I will cleanse you from all your idols.	I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.	I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
26	And I will give to you a new heart, and I will place in you a new spirit. And I will take away the heart of stone from your body, and I will give to you a heart of flesh.	And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.	I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
27	And I will place my Spirit in your midst. And I will act so that you may walk in my precepts and keep my judgments, and so that you may fulfill them.	And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.	And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
28	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.	You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.	Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
29	And I will save you from all your filth. And I will call for grain, and I will multiply it, and I will not impose a famine upon you.	And I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. And I will summon the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine upon you.	I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famine upon you.
30	And I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field, so that you may no longer bear the disgrace of famine among the nations.	I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant, that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations.	I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because of famine.
31	And you shall remember your very wicked ways and your intentions, which were not good. And you will be displeased by your own iniquities and your own crimes.	Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations.	Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.
32	It is not for your sakes that I will act, says the Lord God; let this be known to you. Be confounded and ashamed over your own ways, O house of Israel.	It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.	I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign LORD. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, people of Israel!
33	Thus says the Lord God: In the day when I will have cleansed you from all your iniquities, and when I will have caused the cities to be inhabited, and when I will have restored the ruinous places,	“Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt.	“’This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
34	and when the deserted land will have been cultivated, which previously was desolate to the eyes of all who passed by,	And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by.	The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it.
35	then they shall say: ‘This uncultivated land has become a garden of delight, and the cities, which were deserted and destitute and overturned, have been settled and fortified.’	And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’	They will say, “This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.”
36	And the Gentiles, those who remain around you, shall know that I, the Lord, have built up what was destroyed, and have planted what was uncultivated. I, the Lord, have spoken and acted.	Then the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the LORD; I have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it.	Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.’
37	Thus says the Lord God: Even in this time, the house of Israel shall find me, so that I may act for them. I will multiply them like a flock of men,	“Thus says the Lord GOD: This also I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: to increase their people like a flock.	“This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Once again I will yield to Israel’s plea and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep,
38	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.”	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.”	as numerous as the flocks for offerings at Jerusalem during her appointed festivals. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
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