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But you, mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come.
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The Land Prepares for Return
Commentators explain that God is speaking directly to the land of Israel, personifying the mountains. He promises that the land will once again become fruitful, producing branches and fruit. This serves as a vivid and certain sign that the return of the exiled people of Israel from Babylon is near.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They are about to come - i.e., under Zerubbabel.
19th Century
Anglican
Shoot forth your branches.— The land of Israel, represented by its mountains, is now to put forth its fruit, for the time…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But you, O mountains of Israel Literally understood, as appears by what follows; for though they could not hear what was …
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