Ezekiel 36:37

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“This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.”

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BSBPD

“This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: For this, moreover, will I be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Yet this I am required, By the house of Israel to do to them, I multiply them as a flock of men,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 36:37 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 30:5And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers.
  2. Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
  3. Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
  4. Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
  5. Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
  6. Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
  7. Jeremiah 50:4“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
  8. Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?
  9. Ezekiel 20:3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
  10. Ezekiel 20:31When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!
  11. Micah 2:12I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture— a noisy throng.
  12. Zechariah 10:6I will strengthen the house of Judahand save the house of Joseph.I will restore them because I have compassion on them,and they will be as though I had not rejected them.For I am the LORD their God,and I will answer them.
  13. Zechariah 10:9Though I sow them among the nations,they will remember Me in distant lands;they and their childrenwill live and return.
  14. Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire;I will refine them like silverand test them like gold.They will call on My name,and I will answer them.I will say, ‘They are My people,’and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
  15. Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  16. Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
  17. Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
  18. Hebrews 10:21and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
  19. James 4:2You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
  20. 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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