Ezekiel 36:30 (LSB)

Passage

I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field so that you will not receive again the reproach of famine among the nations.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:28 And you will inhabit the land that I gave to your fathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:29 Moreover, I will save you from all your uncleanness; and I will call for the grain and multiply it, and I will not bring a famine on you.

Ezekiel 36:30 I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field so that you will not receive again the reproach of famine among the nations.

Ezekiel 36:31 Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves to your own faces for your iniquities and your abominations.

Ezekiel 36:32 I am not doing this for your sake,” declares Lord Yahweh, “let it be known to you. Be ashamed and feel dishonor for your ways, O house of Israel!”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "multiply", "fruit", "tree", "produce", "field", "receive", "again", and "reproach". 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 "Moreover I will save you from all..." into verse 31's "Then you will 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.