“Thus says Yahweh God!
‘I will also
Let the house of Israel
Ask me
To do this
For them.
I will increase
Their population
Like a flock,
Like the flock
For sacrifices,
Like the flock
At Jerusalem
During her appointed festivals.
Thus,
Shall the ruined towns
Be filled
With flocks of people.
Then they shall know
That I am Yahweh.’”
Yahweh, via Ezekiel, compared the growth in humans in Israel to that of an ever-increasing flock of animals. He was going to increase the whole population of Israel. He would increase those showing up for sacrifices at the appointed religious festivals in Jerusalem. Those ruined towns would have more people just as the flock of animals and birds increases. Finally, they would all know that Yahweh was their God.