Ezekiel 36:18 (KJV)

Passage

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:

Nearby Context

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:

Ezekiel 36:19 And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.

Ezekiel 36:20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "poured", "fury", "upon", "blood", "shed", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "poured", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Son of man when the house of..." into verse 19's "And I scattered them among the heathen...", so "wherefore" and "poured" 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 "wherefore" and "poured" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.