Ezekiel 36:33–38

³³“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘On the day when I cleanse you from all of your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt. ³⁴And the land that was desolate will be cultivated in the very place that^x it was desolate before the eyes of all of the persons crossing over. ³⁵And they will say, “This desolate land^y has become like the garden of Eden, and the wasted and desolate and destroyed cities, now being refortified, are inhabited.” ³⁶And the nations who are left all around, you will know that I, Yahweh, I built that which was destroyed;^z I planted the desolate land; I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act.’

³⁷“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Again this time I will let myself be inquired of^a by the house of Israel, to do something for them; I will cause them to increase their population like a flock.^{b 38}Like the flock of the sanctuary, like the flock of Jerusalem at its festival, so the desolate cities will be filled with flocks^c of people; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”