Ezekiel 36 · Verse 14

Ezekiel 36:14

Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 36:14, King James Version

Ezekiel 36:14 in other translations

BSBtherefore you will no longer devour men or deprive your nation of its children, declares the Lord GOD.
WEBtherefore you shall devour men no more, and not bereave your nation any more,” says the Lord GOD.
ASVtherefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nation any more, saith the Lord Jehovah;
YLTTherefore, man thou devourest no more, And thy nations thou causest not to stumble any more, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
DARBYtherefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nation any more, saith the Lord Jehovah;
BBEFor this reason you will no longer take the lives of men and will never again be the cause of loss of children to your nation, says the Lord.
WebsterTherefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 36:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. bereave--so the Keri, or Hebrew Margin reads, to correspond to "bereave" in Eze 36:13; but "cause to fall" or "stumble," in the Hebrew text or Chetib, being the more difficult reading, is the one least likely to come from a corrector; also, it forms a good transition to the next subject, namely, the moral cause of the people's calamities, namely, their falls, or stumblings through sin. The latter ceasing, the former also cease. So the same expression follows in Eze 36:15, "Neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 36:1-15

The land shall be delivered from heathen oppressors. (Ezek 36:1-15) The people are reminded of former sins, and promised deliverance. (Ezek 36:16-24) Also holiness, and gospel blessings. (Ezek 36:25-38) Verses 1-15 Those who put contempt and reproach on God's people, will have them turned on themselves. God promises favour to his Israel. We have no reason to complain, if the more unkind men are, the more kind God…

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Ezekiel 36:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
אָדָם֙'a.Damhuman[s]H120
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תֹ֣אכְלִיTokh.liyou will devourH398
ע֔וֹדodagainH5750
וְגוֹיַ֖יִךְve.go.yekhand nations yourH1471
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תְשַׁכְּלִיte.kha.she.li-you will bereaveH7921
ע֑וֹדodagainH5750
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3069

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Cross references for Ezekiel 36:14

  • Ezekiel 37:25-28

    And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

  • Isaiah 60:21

    Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

  • Amos 9:15

    And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
no more.
37:25-28; Isa 60:21; Am 9:15
bereave. or, cause to fail.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 36:13

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

  • Ezekiel 36:14

    Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 36:15

    Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord God.

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Ezekiel 36:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto, no devorarás más hombres, y nunca más matarás los hijos á tus gentes, dice el Señor Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		c’est pourquoi tu ne dévoreras plus les hommes, et tu ne priveras plus d’enfants ta nation, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		darum wirst du nicht mehr Menschen verzehren, und wirst deine Nation nicht mehr straucheln machen spricht der Herr, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		propterea homines non comedes amplius, et gentem tuam non necabis ultra, ait Dominus Deus.