And they will say,וְאָמְרוּ“Thisהַלֵּזוּland,הָאָרֶץthe desolate one,הַנְּשַׁמָּהhas becomeהָיְתָהlike the gardenכְּגַןof Eden;עֵדֶןand the ruinedוְ הֶחֳרֵבוֹתcities,הֶעָרִיםand the desolateוְהַנְשַׁמּוֹתand the torn down,וְהַנֶּהֱרָסוֹתare fortifiedבְּצוּרוֹתand inhabited.”יָשָׁבוּ
Ezekiel 36:35
Study it in the app“And they will say, “This land, the desolate one, has become like the garden of Eden; and the ruined cities, and the desolate and the torn down, are fortified and inhabited.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 36:35, word by word
- And they will sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- “Thisהַלֵּזוּhalezu
this, that
This, that one (pointing to something near).
Where else “halezu” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- the desolate oneנְּשַׁמָּהneshama
be desolate
To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.
Where else “neshama” appears- has becomeהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- like the gardenגַןgan
garden
Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.
Where else “gan” appears- of Edenעֵדֶןeden
Eden
Eden, the name of the region where God planted the garden. In Hebrew the word sounds just like "delight".
Where else “eden” appears- and the ruinedחֳרֵבוֹתchorevot
desolate
Abandoned, in rubble.
Where else “chorevot” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- and the torn downנֶּהֱרָסוֹתneherasot
tear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “neherasot” appears- are fortifiedבְּצוּרוֹתbetsurot
fortify
To surround a city with walls.
Where else “betsurot” appears- and inhabitedיָשָׁבוּyashavu
be inhabited
For a land to be inhabited.
Where else “yashavu” appears
The context
34And the desolate land will be tilled instead of being a desolation in the eyes of everyone who passes by.
35 · This verse (above)
36And the nations that are left around you will know that I, YHWH, have built what was torn down, and planted what was desolate; I, YHWH, have spoken, and I will do it.