>>>The people of Israel would return to “their own land”<<<
>>>In Ezekiel 34:13, the prophet said that God would gather the people of Israel scattered throughout the world and bring them back to “their own land.” After many centuries of dispersion, hundreds of thousands of Jews returned to their ancient homeland beginning in the late 1800s. But, millions more returned after Israel declared independence in 1948. In other words, millions of exiles returned to their ancient homeland which was now truly “their own land” in the sense that it was now a sovereign Jewish state.<<<
"And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country." (Eze 34:13 KJV)
It is important to note the Ezekiel prophesied early in the captivity; and his prophesy jumps around, time-wise, from the thirteenth year of captivity, back to the sixth, to the seventh, the ninth, to the eleventh, back to the tenth, etc. Most time-lines cross multiple chapters. Much of his prophecy related to the Babylonian captivity and the subsequent release and restoration of Israel and Judah, as Judah, in the land of Judaea.
That said, Ezekiel 34 is similar to chapter 37 discussed earlier. Both appear to be prophesies received during the twelfth year of captivity; and both refer to the restoration and to the "reign" of Zerubbabel as the figurative king David. The difference is, this one mentions the "covenant of peace," which may refer to the upcoming 300+ years of peace awaiting Israel after their return from captivity. That peace lasted from the return under Cyrus until the invasion by Antiochus IV, which occurred about 175 BC.
The subsequent chapters 35 and 36 mention the punishment of nations, such as Seir and Idumea, that treated Israel badly during their captivity.
Philip
The prophet Zechariah warned that in the last days, Jerusalem will become “a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured....” (Zechariah 12:3 NASB)