Ezekiel 36 · Verse 9

Ezekiel 36:9

For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
Ezekiel 36:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 36:9 in other translations

BSBFor behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.
WEBFor, behold, I am for you, and I will come to you, and you will be tilled and sown.
ASVFor, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;
YLTFor, lo, I am for you, and have turned to you, And ye have been tilled and sown.
DARBYFor behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown.
BBEFor truly I am for you, and I will be turned to you, and you will be ploughed and planted:
WebsterFor behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

What does Ezekiel 36:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Ye shall be tilled and sown - The land shall be cultivated as it formerly was, when best peopled and at peace.

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…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 36:1-15 →

Ezekiel 36:9 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.

כִּ֖יkiforH3588
הִנְנִ֣יhi.Nihere IH2005
אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.Khem[am] with youH413
וּפָנִ֣יתִיu.fa.Ni.tiand I will turnH6437
אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.Khemto youH413
וְנֶעֱבַדְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.vad.Temand you will be tilledH5647
וְנִזְרַעְתֶּֽם\׃ve.niz.ra'.Temand you will be sownH2232

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 36:9

  • Psalms 46:11

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  • Ezekiel 36:34

    And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.

  • 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.

  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  • Zechariah 8:12

    For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

  • Haggai 2:19

    Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.

  • Psalms 99:8

    Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

  • Malachi 3:10-11

    Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Joel 3:18

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 46:11; 99:8; Ho 2:21-23; Joe 3:18; Hag 2:19; Zec 8:12
Mal 3:10,11; Ro 8:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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:

  • Ezekiel 36:10

    And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

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Ezekiel 36:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque heme aquí á vosotros, y á vosotros me volveré, y seréis labrados y sembrados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car voici, je pense à vous, et je me tourne vers vous: vous serez labourées et vous serez semées.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn siehe, ich will zu euch kommen, und ich will mich zu euch wenden, und ihr sollt bebaut und besät werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quia ecce ego ad vos, et convertar ad vos: et arabimini, et accipietis sementem.