Ezekiel 36:14 (YLT)

Passage

Therefore, man thou devourest no more, And thy nations thou causest not to stumble any more, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:12 And I have caused man to walk over you, --My people Israel, And they possess thee, and thou hast been to them for an inheritance, And thou dost add no more to bereave them.

Ezekiel 36:13 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because they are saying to you: A devourer of men <FI>art<Fi> thou, And a bereaver of thy nations thou hast been,

Ezekiel 36:14 Therefore, man thou devourest no more, And thy nations thou causest not to stumble any more, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Ezekiel 36:15 And I proclaim not unto thee any more the shame of the nations, And the reproach of peoples thou bearest no more, And thy nations stumble not any more, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'

Ezekiel 36:16 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "thou", "devourest", "nations", "causest", "stumble", and "affirmation". 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 said the Lord Jehovah Because they..." into verse 15's "And I proclaim not unto thee any...", 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.