Ezekiel 36:8 (KJV)

Passage

But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:

Ezekiel 36:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

Ezekiel 36:8 But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

Ezekiel 36:9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

Ezekiel 36:10 And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mountains", "israel", "shall", "shoot", "forth", "branches", "yield", and "fruit". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mountains" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD I..." into verse 9's "For behold I am for you and...", so "mountains" and "israel" 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 "mountains" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.