I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant: Some scholars think the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field refer to fruit trees and other cultivated crops, but it is more likely that the Hebrew expressions here refer to food that grows in the wild, in contrast to the cultivated crops of verse 29. The increase of the field refers to any kind of food that grows wild in the bush.

That you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations: See the comments on verse 15 and 34.29. This clause may be rendered “So you will never again be ashamed in the eyes of other countries because you are starving to death.”

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .