Ezekiel 36:35

“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.””

Ezekiel 36:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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“Thisהַלֵּזוּhalezu

this, that

This, that one (pointing to something near).

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landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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the desolate oneנְּשַׁמָּהneshama

be desolate

To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.

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has becomeהָיְתָהhayta

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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like the gardenגַןgan

garden

Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.

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of Edenעֵדֶןeden

Eden

Eden, the name of the region where God planted the garden. In Hebrew the word sounds just like "delight".

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and the ruinedחֳרֵבוֹתchorevot

desolate

Abandoned, in rubble.

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citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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and the torn downנֶּהֱרָסוֹתneherasot

tear down; break through

Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.

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are fortifiedבְּצוּרוֹתbetsurot

fortify

To surround a city with walls.

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and inhabitedיָשָׁבוּyashavu

be inhabited

For a land to be inhabited.

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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.

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