Ezekiel 36:14

14 So you will no longer devour your people or take the children away from your nation, declares the Almighty LORD.

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 I will bring people, my people Israel, to you. They will take possession of you, and you will be their inheritance. You will no longer take their children away from them.
13 "'This is what the Almighty LORD says: People say that you devour your people and take the children away from your nation.
14 So you will no longer devour your people or take the children away from your nation, declares the Almighty LORD.
15 I will no longer let you hear the insults from the nations. You will no longer suffer the disgrace of the people. You will never again take the children away from your own nation, declares the Almighty LORD.'"
16 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,
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