Ezekiel 36:16

Israel’s Restoration Assured

16 Again the word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 36:16 in Other Translations

16 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

16 The word of the LORD came to me:

16 Then this further message came to me from the LORD :

16 God's Message came to me:

16 The word of the Lord came to me:

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 you will no longer devour people or make your nation childless, declares the Sovereign LORD.

15 No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign LORD.’ ”

16 Again the word of the LORD came to me:

17 “Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by their conduct and their actions. Their conduct was like a woman’s monthly uncleanness in my sight.

18 So I poured out my wrath on them because they had shed blood in the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.