Ezekiel 36:30 (ASV)

Passage

And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye may receive no more the reproach of famine among the nations.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:28 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.

Ezekiel 36:29 And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine upon you.

Ezekiel 36:30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye may receive no more the reproach of famine among the nations.

Ezekiel 36:31 Then shall ye remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

Ezekiel 36:32 Nor for your sake do I [this], saith the Lord Jehovah, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "multiply", "fruit", "tree", "increase", "field", "receive", "reproach", and "famine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "multiply" and "fruit", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And I will save you from all..." into verse 31's "Then shall ye remember your evil ways...", so "multiply" and "fruit" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "multiply" and "fruit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.