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Ezekiel 36:14

Israel and the nations

12 Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.

13 For this is what the Lord GOD says: Because people say to you, ‘You devour men and deprive your nation of its children,’

therefore you will no longer devour men or deprive your nation of its children, declares the Lord GOD.

15 I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you, and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD.”

16 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
therefore you will no longer devour men or deprive your nation of its children, declares the Lord GOD.
KJV
Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.
WEB
therefore you shall devour men no more, and not bereave your nation any more,” says the Lord GOD.
ASV
therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nation any more, saith the Lord Jehovah;
DARBY
therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nation any more, saith the Lord Jehovah;
BLB
Therefore man you will devour no more, and your nations you will not bereave any longer, a declaration of the Lord YHWH.
ÅB
derfor skal du ikke mere spise mennesker og ikke mere føre dine folk til fall, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
OTB
derfor skal dere ikke lenger fortære folk eller frata deres nasjon barn, sier Herren Gud.
B1930
derfor skal du ikke mere ete mennesker og ikke mere føre dine folk til fall, sier Herren, Israels Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 37:25–28

    They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

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  • Isaiah 60:21

    Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

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  • Amos 9:15

    I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.

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