Ezekiel 36:16

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 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:

17 "Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their ways and their doings; their conduct before me was like the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.

18 So I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which they had shed in the land, for the idols with which they had defiled it.