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The Lord's Covenant of Peace

25 (A)“I will make with them a covenant of peace and (B)banish wild beasts from the land, (C)so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places all round my hill (D)a blessing, and (E)I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be (F)showers of blessing. 27 (G)And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, (H)and they shall be secure in their land. And (I)they shall know that I am the Lord, when (J)I break the bars of their yoke, and (K)deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

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25 “‘I will make a covenant(A) of peace(B) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(C) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(D) 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.[a](E) I will send down showers in season;(F) there will be showers of blessing.(G) 27 The trees will yield their fruit(H) and the ground will yield its crops;(I) the people will be secure(J) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(K) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:26 Or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be named in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be seen as blessed