25 “And I will make a (A)covenant of peace with them and (B)eliminate harmful animals from the land, so that they may (C)live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 I will make them and the places around My hill a (D)blessing. And I will make (E)showers fall in their season; they will be showers of (F)blessing. 27 Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit and the earth will yield its produce, and they will be (G)secure on their land. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have (H)broken the bars of their yoke and have saved them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 They will no longer be plunder to the nations, and the animals of the earth will not devour them; but they will (I)live securely, and no one will make them afraid. 29 I will establish for them a (J)renowned planting place, and they will (K)not again be [a]victims of famine in the land, and they will not (L)endure the insults of the nations anymore. 30 Then they will know that (M)I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,” declares the Lord God. 31 “As for you, My (N)sheep, [b]the (O)sheep of My pasture, you are mankind, and I am your God,” declares the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:29 Lit those gathered
  2. Ezekiel 34:31 As in MT; LXX you are sheep of My flock, and

25 (A)“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and (B)cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they (C)will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 I will make them and the places all around (D)My hill (E)a blessing; and I will (F)cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be (G)showers of blessing. 27 Then (H)the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have (I)broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who (J)enslaved them. 28 And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but (K)they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid. 29 I will raise up for them a (L)garden[a] of renown, and they shall (M)no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, (N)nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore. 30 Thus they shall know that (O)I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are (P)My people,” says the Lord God.’

31 “You are My (Q)flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:29 Lit. planting place