Ezekiel 36:9 (YLT)

Passage

For, lo, I <FI>am<Fi> for you, and have turned to you, And ye have been tilled and sown.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:7 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I--I have lifted up My hand, Do not--the nations who <FI>are<Fi> with you from round about--they their own shame bear?

Ezekiel 36:8 And ye, O mountains of Israel, Your branch ye give out, and your fruits ye bear for My people Israel, For they have drawn near to come.

Ezekiel 36:9 For, lo, I <FI>am<Fi> for you, and have turned to you, And ye have been tilled and sown.

Ezekiel 36:10 And I have multiplied on you men, All the house of Israel--all of it, And the cities have been inhabited, And the wastes are built.

Ezekiel 36:11 And I have multiplied on you man and beast, And they have multiplied and been fruitful, And I have caused you to dwell according to your former states, And I have done better than at your beginnings, And ye have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turned", "been", "tilled", and "sown". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turned" and "been", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And ye O mountains of Israel Your..." into verse 10's "And I have multiplied on you men...", so "turned" and "been" 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 "turned" and "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.