Ezekiel 34 · Verse 25

Ezekiel 34:25

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.
Ezekiel 34:25, King James Version

Ezekiel 34:25 in other translations

BSBI will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
WEB“‘I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land. They will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
ASVAnd I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
YLTAnd I have made for them a covenant of peace, And caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, And they have dwelt in a wilderness confidently, And they have slept in forests.
DARBYAnd I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell in safety in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
BBEAnd I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the land: and they will be living safely in the waste land, sleeping in the woods.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 34:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. covenant of peace ... evil beasts ... to cease ... dwell safely--The original promise of the law (Le 26:6) shall be realized for the first time fully under Messiah (Is 11:6-9; 35:9; Ho 2:18).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 I will make with them a covenant of peace - The original is emphatic: וכרתי להם ברית שלום vecharatti lahem berith shalom, "And I will cut with them the peace covenant;" that is, a covenant sacrifice, procuring and establishing peace between God and man, and between man and his fellows. I need not tell the reader that the cutting refers to the ancient mode of making covenants. The blood was poured out; the animal was divided from mouth to tail, exactly in two; the divisions placed opposite to each other; the contracting parties entered into the space, going in at each end, and met in the middle, and there took the covenant oath. He is the Prince of peace, and through him come glory to God in the highest, and peace and good will to men upon earth. And will cause the evil beasts to cease - These false and ravenous pastors. Christ purges them out of his Church, and destroys that power by which they lorded it over God's heritage.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 34:17-31

The whole nation seemed to be the Lord's flock, yet they were very different characters; but he knew how to distinguish between them. By good pastures and deep waters, are meant the pure word of God and the dispensing of justice. The latter verses, 23-31, prophesy of Christ, and of the most glorious times of his church on earth. Under Him, as the good Shepherd, the church would be a blessing to all around. Christ…

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Ezekiel 34:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכָרַתִּ֤יve.kha.ra.Tiand I will makeH3772
לָהֶם֙la.Hemto them
בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rita covenant ofH1285
שָׁל֔וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.Tiand I will cause to ceaseH7673
חַיָּֽה\־chai.yah-animal[s]H2416
רָעָ֖הra.'AhwildH7451
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וְיָשְׁב֤וּve.ya.she.Vuand they will dwellH3427
בַמִּדְבָּר֙va.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057
לָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachto securityH983
וְיָשְׁנ֖וּve.ya.she.Nuand they will sleepH3462
בַּיְּעָרִֽים\׃bai.ye.'a.Rimin the forestsH3293

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Cross references for Ezekiel 34:25

  • Isaiah 11:6-9

    The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  • Ezekiel 37:26

    Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

  • Leviticus 26:6

    And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

  • Psalms 4:8

    I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

  • Jeremiah 33:16

    In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.

  • Jeremiah 23:6

    In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  • Isaiah 35:9

    No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

  • Ezekiel 34:28

    And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

  • Hosea 2:18-23

    And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord. And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; …

  • Job 5:22

    At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

  • Zechariah 6:13

    Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

  • Hebrews 13:20

    Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will make.
37:26; Isa 55:3; Jer 31:31-33; Zec 6:13; Heb 13:20
and will.
Le 26:6; Job 5:22; Isa 11:6-9; 35:9; Ho 2:18-23
and they.
28; Ps 4:8; Jer 23:6; 33:16

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Context

  • Ezekiel 34:24

    And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.

  • Ezekiel 34:25

    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.

  • Ezekiel 34:26

    And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

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Ezekiel 34:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y estableceré con ellos pacto de paz, y haré cesar de la tierra las malas bestias; y habitarán en el desierto seguramente, y dormirán en los bosques.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je ferai avec eux une alliance de paix, et je mettrai fin aux bêtes mauvaises dans le pays; et ils habiteront dans le désert en sécurité, et dormiront dans les forêts.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde einen Bund des Friedens mit ihnen machen, und werde die bösen Tiere aus dem Lande vertilgen; und sie werden in der Wüste sicher wohnen und in den Wäldern schlafen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et faciam cum eis pactum pacis, et cessare faciam bestias pessimas de terra: et qui habitant in deserto, securi dormient in saltibus.