Ezekiel 36:14 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:12 And 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.

Ezekiel 36:13 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because they say unto you, Thou devourest men, and hast bereaved thy nation,

Ezekiel 36:14 therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nation any more, saith the Lord Jehovah;

Ezekiel 36:15 neither will I cause thee to hear the ignominy of the nations any more, and thou shalt not bear the reproach of the peoples any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nation to fall any more, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Ezekiel 36:16 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "thou", "shalt", "devour", "neither", "bereave", "nation", and "saith". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Thus saith the Lord Jehovah Because they..." into verse 15's "neither will I cause thee to hear...", so "therefore" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.