The Meaning of Ezekiel 36:10 Explained

Ezekiel 36:10

KJV: And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

YLT: And I have multiplied on you men, All the house of Israel -- all of it, And the cities have been inhabited, And the wastes are built.

Darby: And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, the whole of it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded.

ASV: and I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will multiply  men  upon you, all the house  of Israel,  [even] all of it: and the cities  shall be inhabited,  and the wastes  shall be builded: 

What does Ezekiel 36:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 36

1  The land of Israel is comforted, by destruction of the heathen, who spitefully used it
8  and by the blessings of God promised unto it
16  Israel was rejected for their sin
21  and shall be restored without their desert
25  The blessings of Christ's kingdom

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 36:10 mean?

And I will multiply upon you men all the house of Israel all of it and shall be inhabited the cities and the ruins rebuilt
וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י עֲלֵיכֶם֙ אָדָ֔ם כָּל־ בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כֻּלֹּ֑ה וְנֹֽשְׁבוּ֙ הֶֽעָרִ֔ים וְהֶחֳרָב֖וֹת תִּבָּנֶֽינָה

וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י  And  I  will  multiply 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
עֲלֵיכֶם֙  upon  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אָדָ֔ם  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
בֵּ֥ית  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
כֻּלֹּ֑ה  all  of  it 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
וְנֹֽשְׁבוּ֙  and  shall  be  inhabited 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
הֶֽעָרִ֔ים  the  cities 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
וְהֶחֳרָב֖וֹת  and  the  ruins 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: חָרְבָּה  
Sense: a place laid waste, ruin, waste, desolation.
תִּבָּנֶֽינָה  rebuilt 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.