Ezekiel 36:17 (YLT)

Passage

`Son of man, The house of Israel are dwelling on their land, And they defile it by their way and by their doings, As the uncleanness of a separated one hath their way been before Me.

Nearby Context

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,

Ezekiel 36:17 `Son of man, The house of Israel are dwelling on their land, And they defile it by their way and by their doings, As the uncleanness of a separated one hath their way been before Me.

Ezekiel 36:18 And I do pour out My fury upon them For the blood that they shed on the land, And with their idols they have defiled it.

Ezekiel 36:19 And I scatter them among nations, And they are spread through lands, According to their way, and according to their doings, I have judged them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "house", "israel", "dwelling", "land", "defile", "doings", "uncleanness", and "separated". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "house" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And there is a word of Jehovah..." into verse 18's "And I do pour out My fury...", so "house" and "israel" 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 "house" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.