Eze 36:14 | KingComments | STEP | Unlike the nations ( ), His land will no longer bear shame, but it will bear fruit ( ). The land will bear fruit for the people of Israel, for the time for the return of the people is at hand, that is, according to the LORD, for to Him the future is present (cf. ). In order to work the blessing, He assures them that He is for them and He will turn to the land. The land will be cultivated and sown ( ). This is a wonderful reference to the coming of the Messiah to His people whereby the land will also share in His glory. There will be people in the land again, who together will form the house of Israel ( ). It will be one, with nothing missing. The cities will be inhabited again and the ruins rebuilt (cf. ; ). Man and beast will be numerous and increase in number ( ). The former times will revive and even surpassed by the goodness of God. Then the mountains will know that He is the LORD. His people will walk over the land and take possession of it, never to lose it again ( ). This situation will be worked and maintained by the Messiah in the realm of peace. The LORD will turn all that has been said for evil of His land to good ( ). His land has been accused of devouring its own people (cf. ) and of bereaving its own nation of their children. This is due to their unfaithfulness ( ). Their children died in multitudes in the wars, as well as by being sacrificed to idols by their parents. It will be no longer the case, says the LORD ( ). He will deprive the nations of any reason to ever utter another word of insult over the land ( ). How He will do that, He says in the next section.

‏ Ezekiel 36:14

Israel Bears Fruit and Is Populated

Unlike the nations (Eze 36:7), His land will no longer bear shame, but it will bear fruit (Eze 36:8). The land will bear fruit for the people of Israel, for the time for the return of the people is at hand, that is, according to the LORD, for to Him the future is present (cf. 2Pet 3:8). In order to work the blessing, He assures them that He is for them and He will turn to the land. The land will be cultivated and sown (Eze 36:9). This is a wonderful reference to the coming of the Messiah to His people whereby the land will also share in His glory.

There will be people in the land again, who together will form the house of Israel (Eze 36:10). It will be one, with nothing missing. The cities will be inhabited again and the ruins rebuilt (cf. Isa 58:12 ; Isa 61:4; Amos 9:11 ; 14). Man and beast will be numerous and increase in number (Eze 36:11). The former times will revive and even surpassed by the goodness of God. Then the mountains will know that He is the LORD. His people will walk over the land and take possession of it, never to lose it again (Eze 36:12). This situation will be worked and maintained by the Messiah in the realm of peace.

The LORD will turn all that has been said for evil of His land to good (Eze 36:13). His land has been accused of devouring its own people (cf. Num 13:32) and of bereaving its own nation of their children. This is due to their unfaithfulness (Lev 18:24-25 ; 28). Their children died in multitudes in the wars, as well as by being sacrificed to idols by their parents. It will be no longer the case, says the LORD (Eze 36:14). He will deprive the nations of any reason to ever utter another word of insult over the land (Eze 36:15). How He will do that, He says in the next section.