Ezekiel 34:25

“And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and I will make evil animals cease from the land; and they will live in the wilderness securely and sleep in the forests.”

Ezekiel 34:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 34:25, word by word

And I will makeכָרַתִּיcharati

make a covenant

Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.

Where else “charati” appears
a covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

Where else “berit” appears
of peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

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and I will makeהִשְׁבַּתִּיhishbati

put an end

To make something end, remove it.

Where else “hishbati” appears
evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears
animalsחַיָּהchaya

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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from the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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and they will liveיָשְׁבוּyashvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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securelyבֶטַחvetach

security, safely

Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.

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and sleepיָשְׁנוּyashnu

sleep

To fall asleep, or sleep the sleep of death.

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in the forestsיְּעָרִיםyearim

forest

Land covered with trees, where many grow together.

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The context

24And I, YHWH, will be their Elohim, and my servant David a chief in their midst; I, YHWH, have spoken.

25 · This verse (above)

26And I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the rain in its season; rains of blessing they will be.

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