Catholic Public Domain Version
"and when the deserted land will have been cultivated, which previously was desolate to the eyes of all who passed by, "
— Ezekiel 36:34, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.”
“And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by. ”
“The land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all who passed by.”
“The desolate land will be plowed, instead of being desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.”
“And the desolate land shall be tilled, which before was waste in the sight of all that passed by,”
“And the land which was waste will be farmed, in place of being a waste in the eyes of everyone who went by.”
“And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.”
And you shall remember your very wicked ways and your intentions, which were not good. And you will be displeased by your own iniquities and your own crimes.
It is not for your sakes that I will act, says the Lord God; let this be known to you. Be confounded and ashamed over your own ways, O house of Israel.
Thus says the Lord God: In the day when I will have cleansed you from all your iniquities, and when I will have caused the cities to be inhabited, and when I will have restored the ruinous places,
and when the deserted land will have been cultivated, which previously was desolate to the eyes of all who passed by,
then they shall say: ‘This uncultivated land has become a garden of delight, and the cities, which were deserted and destitute and overturned, have been settled and fortified.’
And the Gentiles, those who remain around you, shall know that I, the Lord, have built up what was destroyed, and have planted what was uncultivated. I, the Lord, have spoken and acted.
Thus says the Lord God: Even in this time, the house of Israel shall find me, so that I may act for them. I will multiply them like a flock of men,