Ezekiel 34:25

34:25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely 1  in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods. 2 

Ezekiel 34:29

34:29 I will prepare for them a healthy 3  planting. They will no longer be victims 4  of famine in the land and will no longer bear the insults of the nations.

1 tn The phrase “live securely” occurs in Ezek 28:26; 38:8, 11, 14; 39:26 as an expression of freedom from fear. It is a promised blessing resulting from obedience (see Lev 26:5-6).

2 sn The woods were typically considered to be places of danger (Ps 104:20-21; Jer 5:6).

3 tc The MT reads לְשֵׁם (lÿshem, “for a name”), meaning perhaps a renowned planting (place). The translation takes this to be a metathesis of שָׁלֹם (shalom) as was read by the LXX.

4 tn Heb “those gathered” for famine.