Ezekiel 36:19 (DRB)

Passage

And I scattered them among the nations, and they are dispersed through the countries: I have judged them according to their ways, and their devices.

Nearby Context

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.

Ezekiel 36:19 And I scattered them among the nations, and they are dispersed through the countries: I have judged them according to their ways, and their devices.

Ezekiel 36:20 And when they entered among the nations whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when it was said of them: This is the people of the Lord, and they are come forth out of his land.

Ezekiel 36:21 And I have regarded my own holy name, which the house of Israel hath profaned among the nations to which they went in.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "scattered", "nations", "dispersed", "through", "countries", "judged", "ways", and "devices". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "scattered" and "nations", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And I poured out my indignation upon..." into verse 20's "And when they entered among the nations...", so "scattered" and "nations" 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 "scattered" and "nations" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.