Ezekiel 36:13

What does Ezekiel 36:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 36:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because they say unto you, Thou land art a devourer of men, and hast been a bereaver of thy nation;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because they say unto you, Thou land art a devourer of men, and hast been a bereaver of thy nation;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

This is what the Lord has said: Because they say to you, You, O land, are the destruction of men, causing loss of children to your nation;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because they are saying to you: A devourer of men <FI>art<Fi> thou, And a bereaver of thy nations thou hast been,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy say of you: Thou art a devourer of men, and one that suffocatest thy nation:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because they say unto you, Thou devourest men, and hast bereaved thy nation,

Context

v.12Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of children.

v.13This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 13:32

    And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.

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