Ezekiel 36:14 (DRB)

Passage

Therefore thou shalt devour men no more nor destroy thy nation any more, saith the Lord God.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:12 And I will bring men upon you, my people Israel, and they shall possess thee for their inheritance: and thou shalt be their inheritance, and shalt no more henceforth be without them.

Ezekiel 36:13 Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy say of you: Thou art a devourer of men, and one that suffocatest thy nation:

Ezekiel 36:14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more nor destroy thy nation any more, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 36:15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the nations any more, nor shalt thou bear the reproach of the people, nor lose thy nation any more, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 36:16 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "thou", "shalt", "devour", "destroy", "nation", "saith", and "lord". 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 God Because thy..." into verse 15's "Neither will I cause men 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.