Ezekiel 36:14

14 therefore you shall no longer devour men and no longer bereave your nation of children, says the Lord GOD;

Ezekiel 36:14 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 36:14

Therefore thou shalt devour men no more
Or they shall be no more destroyed in thee by pestilence, famine, sword, or other means: neither bereave that nations any more, saith the Lord;
or, "thou shalt not cause them to fall any more" F11, for so it is written, as in ( Ezekiel 36:15 ) , though the marginal reading is, "thou shalt not bereave", which we follow; and both are to be received, since miscarriages often come by falls.


FOOTNOTES:

F11 (ylvkt al) "non impingere facies", Montanus, Vatablus; "non offendere facies", Starckius.

Ezekiel 36:14 In-Context

12 Yea, I will let men walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no longer bereave them of children.
13 Thus says the Lord GOD: Because men say to you, 'You devour men, and you bereave your nation of children,'
14 therefore you shall no longer devour men and no longer bereave your nation of children, says the Lord GOD;
15 and I will not let you hear any more the reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, says the Lord GOD."
16 The word of the LORD came to me:
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