Ezekiel 36:16 (DRB)

Passage

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Nearby Context

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:

Ezekiel 36:17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it with their ways, and with their doings: their way was before me like the uncleanness of a menstruous woman.

Ezekiel 36:18 And I poured out my indignation upon them for the blood which they had shed upon the land, and with their idols they defiled it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "lord", "came", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Neither will I cause men to hear..." into verse 17's "Son of man when the house of...", so "word" and "lord" 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 "word" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.