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And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
Ezekiel 34:29 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB I will raise up to them a plantation for renown, and they shall be no more consumed with famine in the land, neither bear the shame of the nations any more.
  • BSB And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.
  • NKJV I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they shall no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore.
  • NASB I will establish for them a renowned planting place, and they will not again be victims of famine in the land, and they will not endure the insults of the nations anymore.
  • NLT “And I will make their land famous for its crops, so my people will never again suffer from famines or the insults of foreign nations.

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Quick answer

God will give them a renowned land of plenty, ending famine and the shame of the nations' scorn. The Lord removes both want and disgrace.

Overview

The 'plantation for renown' pictures a flourishing, celebrated land—God's gift of abundant provision. Ending famine and the 'shame of the nations' restores both physical and social dignity. Many see here a foreshadowing of the Messiah Himself as the fruitful 'Branch' (cf. Isa. 11:1; Jer. 23:5), though the immediate sense is the land's renewed fertility. Either way, God removes His people's reproach, as He finally does in Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 17

  • Ezek 36:29I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.
  • Ezek 36:15Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Isa 4:2In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
  • Ezek 34:26–27And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
  • Isa 49:9–10That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
  • Ezek 36:3–6Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
  • Isa 60:21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
  • Ps 72:17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
  • Isa 53:2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
  • Isa 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
  • Rev 7:16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
  • Isa 11:1–6And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
  • Zech 3:8Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
  • Jer 23:5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
  • Jer 33:15In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
  • Isa 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
  • Zech 6:12And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:

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