Ezekiel 36 · Verse 8

Ezekiel 36:8

But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
Ezekiel 36:8, King James Version

Ezekiel 36:8 in other translations

BSBBut you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.
WEB“‘“But you, mountains of Israel, you shall shoot out your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
ASVBut ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
YLTAnd ye, O mountains of Israel, Your branch ye give out, and your fruits ye bear for My people Israel, For they have drawn near to come.
DARBYAnd ye mountains of Israel shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel: for they are at hand to come.
BBEBut you, O mountains of Israel, will put out your branches and give your fruit to my people Israel; for they are ready to come.
WebsterBut ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

What does Ezekiel 36:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. they are at hand to come--that is, the Israelites are soon about to return to their land. This proves that the primary reference of the prophecy is to the return from Babylon, which was "at hand," or comparatively near. But this only in part fulfilled the prediction, the full and final blessing in future, and the restoration from Babylon was an earnest of it.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 For they are at hand to come - The restoration of the Jews is so absolutely determined that you may rest assured it will take place; and be as confident relative to it, as if you saw the different families entering into the Israelitish borders. It was near at hand in God's determination, though there were about fifty-eight of the seventy years unelapsed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 36:1-15

The land shall be delivered from heathen oppressors. (Ezek 36:1-15) The people are reminded of former sins, and promised deliverance. (Ezek 36:16-24) Also holiness, and gospel blessings. (Ezek 36:25-38) Verses 1-15 Those who put contempt and reproach on God's people, will have them turned on themselves. God promises favour to his Israel. We have no reason to complain, if the more unkind men are, the more kind God…

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Ezekiel 36:8 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.

וְאַתֶּ֞םve.'a.Temand youH859
הָרֵ֤יha.ReiO mountains ofH2022
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עַנְפְּכֶ֣ם'an.pe.Khembranch[es] yourH6057
תִּתֵּ֔נוּti.Te.nuyou will extendH5414
וּפֶרְיְכֶ֥םu.fer.ye.Khemand fruit yourH6529
תִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'Uyou will bearH5375
לְעַמִּ֣יle.'a.Mifor people myH5971
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
קֵרְב֖וּke.re.Vuthey have brought nearH7126
לָבֽוֹא\׃la.Vo'to comeH935

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 36:8

  • Isaiah 27:6

    He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

  • Hebrews 10:37

    For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

  • Ezekiel 34:26-29

    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. And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 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. And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.

  • Isaiah 4:2

    In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

  • Hosea 2:21-23

    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; And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel. And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

  • Psalms 67:6

    Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

  • Ezekiel 17:23

    In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

  • Philippians 4:5

    Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

  • Isaiah 30:23

    Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

  • James 5:8-9

    Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

  • Amos 9:13-15

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

  • Psalms 85:12

    Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ye shall.
34:26-29; Ps 67:6; 85:12; Isa 4:2; 27:6; 30:23; Ho 2:21-23
Am 9:13-15
for.The Edomites, and other enemies of the Jews, who thought they would soon be in possession of the whole land of Judea, might be assured that the predicted seventy years of the captivity were wearing away, and the time would soon arrive when the Jews would repossess and cultivate their own land, and eat its fruits.
at hand.
12:25; Php 4:5; Heb 10:37; Jas 5:8,9

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Context

  • Ezekiel 36:7

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

  • Ezekiel 36:8

    But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

  • Ezekiel 36:9

    For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

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Ezekiel 36:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas vosotros, oh montes de Israel, daréis vuestros ramos, y llevaréis vuestro fruto á mi pueblo Israel; porque cerca están para venir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais vous, montagnes d’Israël, vous pousserez vos branches, et vous porterez votre fruit pour mon peuple Israël, car ils sont près de venir.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ihr aber, Berge Israels, ihr sollt meinem Volke Israel eure Zweige treiben und eure Frucht tragen, denn sie sind nahe daran zu kommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vos autem, montes Israël, ramos vestros germinetis, et fructum vestrum afferatis populo meo Israël: prope enim est ut veniat.