Ezekiel 36:8 (GNV)

Passage

But you, O mountaines of Israel, yee shall shoote forth your branches, and bring foorth your fruite to my people of Israel: for they are ready to come.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:6 Prophesie therfore vpon the land of Israel, and say vnto the mountaines, and to the hilles, to the riuers, and to the valleys, Thus sayth the Lord God, Behold, I haue spoken in mine indignation, and in my wrath, because yee haue suffered the shame of the heathen,

Ezekiel 36:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, I haue lifted vp mine hand, surely the heathen that are about you, shall beare their shame.

Ezekiel 36:8 But you, O mountaines of Israel, yee shall shoote forth your branches, and bring foorth your fruite to my people of Israel: for they are ready to come.

Ezekiel 36:9 For behold, I come vnto you, and I wil turne vnto you, and ye shalbe tilled and sowen.

Ezekiel 36:10 And I wil multiply the men vpon you, euen all the house of Israel wholly, and the cities shalbe inhabited, and the desolate places shalbe builded.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mountaines", "israel", "shall", "shoote", "forth", "branches", "bring", and "foorth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mountaines" 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 come vnto you and...", so "mountaines" 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 "mountaines" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.