Ezekiel 34:25

I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD addresses the exiled flock, placing this declaration between the promise of a Davidic prince and the guarantee of seasonal showers.

The words — The text highlights בְּרִית שָׁלוֹם (be.Rit sha.Lom), literally a covenant of peace, and חַיָּה רָעָה (chai.yah ra.'Ah), meaning wild animals. The LORD uses כָּרַתִּי (kha.ra.Ti) to declare He will establish the former and הִשְׁבַּתִּי (hish.ba.Ti) to declare He will remove the latter.

The thread — This covenant of peace recurs in Ezekiel 37:26 as an everlasting agreement, while the removal of dangerous beasts echoes Leviticus 26:6 and anticipates the predator-prey peace described in Isaiah 11:6.

Why it lands — The passage demands recognition that divine security requires the removal of hostile forces and the establishment of a binding peace, leaving the people free to inhabit their land without fear.

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The Hebrew words

וְכָרַתִּ֤יve./kha.ra.Tiand/ I will makeלָהֶם֙la./Hemto/ themבְּרִ֣יתbe.Rita covenant of שָׁל֔וֹםsha.Lompeace וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve./hish.ba.Tiand/ I will cause to cease חַיָּֽה־chai.yah-animal[s]רָעָ֖הra.'Ahwild מִן־min-from הָאָ֑רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ land וְיָשְׁב֤וּve./ya.she.Vuand/ they will dwell בַמִּדְבָּר֙va./mid.Barin the/ wilderness לָבֶ֔טַחla./Ve.tachto/ security וְיָשְׁנ֖וּve./ya.she.Nuand/ they will sleep בַּיְּעָרִֽים׃ba/i.ye.'a.Rimin the/ forests

King James Version

And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

Cross-references

Isaiah 11:6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
Ezekiel 37:26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.
Leviticus 26:6 And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
Psalms 4:8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Isaiah 35:9 No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
Jeremiah 23:6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Jeremiah 33:16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Ezekiel 34:28 They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not consume them. They will dwell securely, and no one will frighten them.
Job 5:22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
Hosea 2:18 On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.