Ezekiel 36:16 (KJV)

Passage

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Nearby Context

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.

Ezekiel 36:16 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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

Ezekiel 36:18 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moreover", "word", "lord", "came", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moreover" and "word", 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 "moreover" and "word" 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 "moreover" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.