Ezekiel 36:16

16 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 36:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 36:16

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me
Here begins another prophecy, which was delivered about the same time with the former: saying;
as follows:

Ezekiel 36:16 In-Context

14 therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nation any more, saith the Lord Jehovah;

15 neither will I cause thee to hear the ignominy of the nations any more, and thou shalt not bear the reproach of the peoples any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nation to fall any more, saith the Lord Jehovah.

16 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a woman in her separation.

18 And I poured out my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.