Ezekiel 36:38 (DBY)

Passage

As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her set feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:36 And the nations that shall be left round about you shall know that I Jehovah build the ruined places [and] plant that which was desolate: I Jehovah have spoken, and I will do [it].

Ezekiel 36:37 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it unto them; I will increase them with men like a flock.

Ezekiel 36:38 As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her set feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "holy", "flock", "jerusalem", "feasts", "shall", "waste", and "cities". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "holy" and "flock", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Thus saith the Lord Jehovah I will...", giving immediate footing for "holy" and "flock". In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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