After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
After a long time, you'll get your orders. In the final years, you'll march into a land that's recovered from war, a place where people from all different nations have been brought together. You're heading toward the mountains of Israel, which used to be completely empty and destroyed. But now it's been rebuilt from scattered peoples, and everyone there is living in peace and safety.
Sometimes God's biggest moves happen when people finally think they're safe.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet ministering to the Jewish exiles in Babylon during the 6th century BC, a time when Judah had been conquered and its people displaced due to their unfaithfulness to God. In this verse, he delivers a prophecy about a distant future when Israel would be regathered from the nations and restored after periods of devastation, pointing to God's ultimate plan for His people. This passage fits into a broader oracle warning of invasions but emphasizing divine protection and restoration.
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