Ezekiel 28:25-26
After judging the nations that wounded Israel, the Lord promises to gather His people, restore them to their land, and make His holy identity known through their secure dwelling.
25 “ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.
26 They will dwell in it securely. Yes, they will build houses, plant vineyards, and will dwell securely, when I have executed judgments on all those who scorn them all around. Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.” ’ ”
After judging the nations that wounded Israel, the LORD promises to gather His people, restore them to their land, and make His holy identity known through their secure dwelling.
To announce that the LORD's judgment on hostile neighboring nations serves His larger covenant purpose: gathering Israel from the nations, sanctifying His name before the nations, and causing His people to dwell securely in the land He gave to Jacob.
The passage speaks from the exilic setting in which Israel's dispersion, shame among the nations, and vulnerability to surrounding hostility were lived realities. Against that backdrop, the LORD announces a future act of gathering and security that cannot be explained by Israel's present strength or by the goodwill of neighboring powers.