Ezekiel 36:8
But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 36:1 introduces the command to prophesy to the mountains—v.8 is the promised fruitfulness that follows.
Ezekiel 36:29 promises abundant grain—directly connected to the fruitfulness of the land in v.8.
Ezekiel 34:26-29 promises identical fruitfulness for Israel's land, with showers of blessing and security, reinforcing this restoration hope.
Ezekiel 6:3 pronounces judgment on the mountains of Israel—contrasted with the restoration promise here.
Ezekiel 12:25 assures that God's word will be performed without delay—underscoring the certainty of the 'soon' in Ezekiel 36:8.
Psalm 85:12 prays for the land to yield its increase in a restoration context, closely matching the promise here of mountains yielding fruit.
Isaiah 27:6 describes Israel taking root and filling the world with fruit, echoing the branch and fruit imagery here for restoration.
Hosea 2:21 depicts God answering the heavens to bring grain, wine, and oil, mirroring the agricultural blessing promised here.
In Amos 9:13-15, the same prophecy of mountains dripping wine and restored harvests appears—directly reinforcing the promise of fruitfulness and return.
Isaiah 65:9 promises God will bring inheritors to His mountains—same restoration of fruitful land for His people.
Jeremiah 31:5 promises planting vineyards on mountains of Samaria—same image of fruitful restoration.
Joel 2:22 describes trees bearing fruit and pastures green—the same image of restored land fertility.
Psalm 67:6 celebrates the earth yielding its increase as a sign of God's blessing, paralleling the fruitfulness promised here.
Isaiah 4:2 pictures the Branch and fruit of the land as glorious, using similar agricultural imagery for Israel's future blessing.
Isaiah 30:23 promises abundant rain and rich harvests after judgment, aligning with the fruitfulness God declares for Israel's mountains.
Isaiah 44:23 calls the mountains to sing because God redeemed Jacob—the land rejoices in restoration, echoing the fruitful mountains of Ezekiel 36:8.