Ezekiel 36:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

This would have come to pass had the Jews desired it. However, due to their furious opposition to the Lord, they rendered the prophecy unfulfilled. As a result, the prophecy stands intact and true; for the Almighty had previously declared through the Prophet Jeremiah, “I will make a river for the tongue and the kingdom at the end, that I may raise it up and plant it. And they shall do evil before Me, that will not hearken unto My voice: and I will repent of the good things which I have spoken to them to do” (Jeremiah 18:9, 10). Therefore, it is the Jews who bear the responsibility for not embracing the blessings foretold in the prophecy.