Ezekiel 28:25-26

Ezekiel 28:25-26

[25] Thus saith  the Lord  When I shall have gathered  the house  of Israel  from the people  among whom they are scattered,  and shall be sanctified  in them in the sight  of the heathen,  then shall they dwell  in their land  that I have given  to my servant  Jacob.  [26] And they shall dwell  safely  therein, and shall build  houses,  and plant  vineyards;  yea, they shall dwell  with confidence,  when I have executed  judgments  upon all those that despise  them round about  them; and they shall know  that I am the LORD  their God. 

What does Ezekiel 28:25-26 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

As in numerous other prophetic Scriptures, promises of Israel"s restoration accompanied predictions of judgment on the nations (e.g34:27; 38:8; 39:26; Isaiah 65:21; Jeremiah 23:6; Amos 9:14-15).
"The words of hope inserted in28:24-26 function as a fulcrum, dividing Ezekiel"s oracles against foreign nations into two sensitively balanced halves, virtually identical in length ..." [1]