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27 Then the trees in the field will produce fruit, the land will yield crops, and my sheep will live safely in their land. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, because I will break off the bars on their yokes[a] and rescue them from the people who made them slaves. 28 They will no longer be prey to the nations, and the wild animals will no longer eat them. They will live safely, and no one will frighten them. 29 I will give them a place that is known for its good crops. They will no longer experience hunger in the land, and they will no longer suffer the insults of other nations.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:27 A yoke is a wooden bar placed over the necks of work animals so that they can pull plows or carts.

27 The trees will yield their fruit(A) and the ground will yield its crops;(B) the people will be secure(C) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(D) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(E) 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(F) and no one will make them afraid.(G) 29 I will provide for them a land renowned(H) for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine(I) in the land or bear the scorn(J) of the nations.(K)

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