37 ‘Thus says the Lord God: (A)“I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will (B)increase their men like a flock. 38 Like a [a]flock offered as holy sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem on its [b]feast days, so shall the ruined cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 36:38 Lit. holy flock
  2. Ezekiel 36:38 appointed feasts

37 “Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Again this time I will let myself be inquired of[a] by the house of Israel, to do something for them; I will cause them to increase their population like a flock.[b] 38 Like the flock of the sanctuary, like the flock of Jerusalem at its festival, so the desolate cities will be filled with flocks[c] of people; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 36:37 Literally “I will be/let me be searched”
  2. Ezekiel 36:37 Literally “them as the flock humankind”
  3. Ezekiel 36:38 Hebrew “flock”

37 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Once again I will yield to Israel’s plea(A) and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep,(B) 38 as numerous as the flocks for offerings(C) at Jerusalem during her appointed festivals. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.(D)

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