Ezekiel 36:28

28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:28 in Other Translations

KJV
28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
ESV
28 You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
NLT
28 “And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
MSG
28 You'll once again live in the land I gave your ancestors. You'll be my people! I'll be your God!
CSB
28 Then you will live in the land that I gave your fathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:28 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 36:28

And ye shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers,
&c.] Not only shall be brought into it, but shall inhabit it, and continue there, and that in great safety and plenty; and which will be the more valued and esteemed, and reckoned a great blessing to enjoy; because this land is the gift of God, and what he gave to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, by promise so long ago, and to their seed; of which promise it appears he is not unmindful: and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God;
which is the sum and substance of the covenant of grace; which will now be renewed, and the blessings of it applied. The Jews will appear to be the people of God by their effectual calling and conversion; and God will show himself to be their God, by his presence with them, his protection of them, and that communion with himself he will admit them to: see ( Jeremiah 31:1 ) ( 32:38 ) , "the loammi" will be taken off, and they will be again declared to be the covenant people of God, ( Hosea 1:9 Hosea 1:10 ) .

Ezekiel 36:28 In-Context

26 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 put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
29 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 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.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 30:22; Jeremiah 31:33
  • 2. S Ezekiel 11:17; S Ezekiel 14:11; Ezekiel 34:24; Ezekiel 37:14,27; Zechariah 8:8
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