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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks to the house of Israel within the dry-bones vision (Ezekiel 37), declaring the terms of their restored dwelling in the land under David's line.

The words — בְּרִית (berit, "covenant") is the binding legal act; שָׁלוֹם (shalom, "peace") specifies its content — not merely absence of conflict but wholeness and security.

The thread — Ezekiel 34:25 pairs the same "covenant of peace" with the removal of wild animals; Isaiah 55:3 calls the covenant "everlasting" and ties it to God's steadfast love; Jeremiah 30:19 echoes the multiplication promise.

Why it lands — The covenant is God's unilateral act; the reader is positioned as recipient, not producer. The verse asks nothing except that one stop treating Israel's restoration as contingent on performance.

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The Hebrew words

וְכָרַתִּ֤יve./kha.ra.Tiand/ I will makeלָהֶם֙la./Hemto/ themבְּרִ֣יתbe.Rita covenant of שָׁל֔וֹםsha.Lompeace בְּרִ֥יתbe.Rita covenant of עוֹלָ֖םo.Lamperpetuity יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will be אוֹתָ֑ם'o.Ta/mwith/ them וּנְתַתִּים֙u./ne.ta.Ti/mand/ I will give/ them וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve./hir.bei.Tiand/ I will increase אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them וְנָתַתִּ֧יve./na.ta.Tiand/ I will put אֶת־'et-<obj.>מִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.Sh/isanctuary/ my בְּתוֹכָ֖םbe./to.Kha/min/ midst of/ them לְעוֹלָֽם׃le./'o.Lamfor/ ever

King James Version

Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Cross-references

Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
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.
Jeremiah 30:19 Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
Leviticus 26:11 And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
Ezekiel 43:7 and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Ezekiel 16:62 So I will establish My covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD,
Ezekiel 36:37 This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.