Ezekiel 36

Ezekiel 36 is the thirty-sixth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Ezekiel, and is a part of the Books of the Prophets.^[1]

Text

• The original text is written in Hebrew language.
• This chapter is divided into 38 verses.

Textual versions

Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:

• Masoretic Text (10th century)
• Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC^[2]
  • Masada (MasEzek): extant verses 1‑10, 13‑14, 17‑35

Ancient translations in Koine Greek:

• Septuagint
• Theodotion version

Structure

NKJV groups this chapter into:

• Ezekiel 36:1-15 = Blessing on Israel
• Ezekiel 36:16-38 = The Renewal of Israel

Verse 1

"And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say,

‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord!’" (NKJV)^[3]

• "Son of man" (Hebrew: בן־אדם ḇen-’ā-ḏām): this phrase is used 93 times to address Ezekiel.^[4]
• "Mountains of Israel" (Hebrew: הרי ישראל hā-rê yiś-rā-’êl): refers to "the land of Israel", called "the ancient heights" (verse 2) as the highlands and the hill country are central to its geography.^[5][6]

Verse 2

Thus says the Lord God: “Because the enemy has said of you,

‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’” (NKJV)^[7]

• "Aha" (Hebrew: הֶאָ֔ח, he-’āḥ): an interjection to express joy or "satisfaction over the misfortune of an enemy or rival" as in Isaiah 44:16; Psalm 35:21, 25; Psalm 40:16 and Ezekiel 25:3.^[8][9]

See also

• Related Bible parts: Jeremiah 31, Romans 11

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (1995). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: vol. iv, Q-Z. Eerdmans. 
• Brown, Francis; Briggs, Charles A.; Driver, S. R. (1994). The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (reprint ed.). Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 978-1565632066. 
• Clements, Ronald E (1996). Ezekiel. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 9780664252724. 
• Gesenius, H. W. F. (1979). Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures: Numerically Coded to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, with an English Index. Translated by Tregelles, Samuel Prideaux (7th ed.). Baker Book House. 
• Joyce, Paul M. (2009). Ezekiel: A Commentary. Continuum. ISBN 9780567483614. 
• The Nelson Study Bible. Thomas Nelson, Inc. 1997. ISBN 9780840715999. 

External links

Jewish

• Ezekiel 36 Hebrew with Parallel English
• Ezekiel 36 Hebrew with Rashi's Commentary

Christian

• Ezekiel 36 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate