Ezequiel 36:8

8 »”Ustedes, en cambio, montes de Israel, echarán ramas y producirán frutos para mi pueblo Israel, porque ya está por regresar.

Ezequiel 36:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 36:8

But ye, O mountains of Israel
Literally understood, as appears by what follows; for though they could not hear what was said, the proprietors of them could, now in captivity; and the efficacy of the word should be seen on them, producing the following effects: ye shall shoot forth your branches;
that is, the trees that grew upon them should; the vines, and the olive trees, planted on hills and mountains, as was usual, as appears from the mount of Olives, and other places: and yield your fruit to my people of Israel;
not only put forth branches, but bear fruit; and which should be given to the right owners, the people of Israel, and not to the Heathens, who had claimed the ancient mountains for their possession: for they are at hand to come;
the Israelites; either by repentance, as Kimchi; or by a return from the Babylonish captivity, which was about forty or fifty years after this prophecy; and which was but a shadow and figure of their restoration in the latter day, yet to come; which might be said to be at hand, or near, with respect to God, with whom two or three thousand years are as nothing. The Targum is,

``for the day of my redemption is near to come.''

Ezequiel 36:8 In-Context

6 »Por eso, profetiza contra Israel, y adviérteles a los montes y a las colinas, a los torrentes y a los valles, que así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente: “En mi celo y en mi furor he hablado, porque ustedes han sufrido el oprobio de las naciones.

7 Por eso, así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente: Juro con la mano en alto que las naciones vecinas también sufrirán su propia deshonra.

8 »”Ustedes, en cambio, montes de Israel, echarán ramas y producirán frutos para mi pueblo Israel, porque ya está por regresar.

9 Yo estoy preocupado por ustedes, y los voy a proteger. Ustedes, los montes, volverán a ser sembrados y cultivados,

10 y multiplicaré al pueblo de Israel. Las ciudades serán repobladas, y reconstruidas las ruinas.