Ezekiel 36

“Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the…” Naming Israel and Also keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus saith the Lord GOD ; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in…” Naming Aha and Because keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD ; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD ; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thus saith the Lord GOD ; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;” Naming Because keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD .” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of…” Naming Neither keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” Naming Moreover keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings…” Naming Israel and Son keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and…” The line’s distinctive content terms include countries, dispersed, doings. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These…” The line’s distinctive content terms include entered, gone, heathen. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD ; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of…” The line’s distinctive content terms include heart, flesh, spirit. Its relationship to verses 25 and 27 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no…” The line’s distinctive content terms include call, corn, famine. Its relationship to verses 28 and 30 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD , be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Thus saith the Lord GOD ; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thus saith the Lord GOD ; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.