Ezekiel 36:13
This is what the Lord GOD says: Because people say to you, ‘You devour humans and make your nations childless,’
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;
KJV1611 – Modern English
Thus says the Lord GOD; Because they say to you, You land devour men, and have bereaved your nations;
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Because they say{H559} unto you, Thou [land] art a devourer{H398} of men,{H120} and hast been a bereaver{H7921} of thy nation;{H1471}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Because they say{H559}{(H8802)} unto you, Thou land devourest up{H398}{(H8802)} men{H120}, and hast bereaved{H7921}{(H8764)} thy nations{H1471};
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Agayne, thus saieth the LORDE God: For so moch as they saye vnto you: thou art an eater vp of men, and a waister of thy people:
Geneva Bible (1560)
Thus sayth the Lord God, because they say vnto you, Thou land deuourest vp men, & hast bene a waster of thy people,
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Thus saith the lorde God, Forsomuch as they say vnto you, thou art an eater vp of men, and a waster of thy people:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou [land] devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;
Webster's Bible (1833)
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because they say to you, You [land] are a devourer of men, and have been a bereaver of your nation;
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because they are saying to you: A devourer of men `art' thou, And a bereaver of thy nations thou hast been,
American Standard Version (1901)
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because they say unto you, Thou `land' art a devourer of men, and hast been a bereaver of thy nation;
American Standard Version (1901)
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because they say unto you, Thou [land] art a devourer of men, and hast been a bereaver of thy nation;
Bible in Basic English (1941)
This is what the Lord has said: Because they say to you, You, O land, are the destruction of men, causing loss of children to your nation;
World English Bible (2000)
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because they say to you, You are a devourer of men, and have been a bereaver of your nation;
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because they are saying to you,“You are a devourer of men, and bereave your nation of children,”
Referenced Verses
- Num 13:32 : 32 And they spread a bad report about the land they had explored among the Israelites, saying, "The land we explored devours those who live in it, and all the people we saw there are of great size.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Ezek 36:14-163 verses88%
14 therefore, you will no longer devour people or make your nations childless,' declares the Lord GOD.
15 I will no longer let you hear the insults of the nations or bear the scorn of the peoples, nor will you cause your nation to stumble anymore, declares the Lord GOD.
16 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
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12 I will bring people, my people Israel, to live on you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer bereave them of children.
- Ezek 36:1-77 verses84%
1 And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.'
2 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! Even the ancient high places have become ours as a possession,’
3 therefore, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have devastated and surrounded you, making you a possession for the remnants of the nations, and because you have become the object of people’s talk and gossip,’
4 therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the abandoned towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the surrounding nations:
5 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in my burning zeal I have spoken against the remnants of the nations and against Edom, who with glee and utter contempt claimed my land as their own possession, plundering its pasturelands.
6 Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I am speaking in my jealous anger because you have endured the scorn of the nations.’
7 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'I have raised my hand in an oath: Surely the nations that surround you will endure their own shame.'
- Ezek 35:12-154 verses78%
12 Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard all the contemptuous things you said against the mountains of Israel. You said, 'They have been laid waste and given over to us to devour.'
13 You boasted against me with your mouth and multiplied your words against me. I have heard it.
14 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.
15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel when it became desolate, so will I deal with you. You will become a desolation, Mount Seir, along with all of Edom—all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
- Ezek 35:9-102 verses78%
9 I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
10 Because you said, 'These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will take possession of them,' even though the LORD was there,
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8 I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezek 33:25-262 verses76%
25 Therefore, say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: You eat meat with the blood still in it, you look to your idols, and you shed blood. Should you then possess the land?'
26 You rely on your swords, you commit detestable acts, and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife. Should you then possess the land?
- Ezek 12:19-202 verses76%
19 Say to the people of the land, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in desolation, for their land will be stripped of all it contains because of the violence of all who live there.’
20 The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
- Ezek 25:6-72 verses76%
6 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped your hands, stomped your feet, and rejoiced with all the scorn in your heart against the land of Israel,
7 therefore, I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples, destroy you from the lands, and annihilate you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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15 'Son of man, your brothers, your brothers—those close to you by kinship, and the entire house of Israel—are the ones to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, "Keep away from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession."
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8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them.
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38 You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you.
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13 The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, due to the fruit of their deeds.
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14 I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.
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4 I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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11 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: "An enemy will surround the land, bring down your strength, and plunder your fortresses."
- Ezek 14:12-132 verses75%
12 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
13 Son of man, if a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it, breaking its supply of bread, sending famine upon it, and cutting off from it both man and beast,
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19 Your ruins, desolate places, and devastated land will now be too small for your inhabitants, and those who devoured you will be far away.
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16 But all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries will go into captivity. Those who plunder you will be plundered, and all who loot you I will give as loot.
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7 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: The slain you have put within it—they are the meat, and this city is the pot. But I will bring you out of it.
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19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not live.
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11 This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat in it. I will judge you at the border of Israel.
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11 They have made it a desolation, and it mourns before me. The whole land is desolate, but no one takes it to heart.
- Ezek 33:28-292 verses74%
28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through.
29 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.
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11 Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and abominations, I Myself will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will show no pity.
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32 I will bring the land to desolation so that even your enemies who live there will be appalled by it.
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16 You will be profaned in yourself before the eyes of the nations, and you will know that I am the LORD.
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8 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am bringing a sword against you, and I will cut off both man and beast from among you.
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8 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.
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17 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
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34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.
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9 I will trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring about your ruin among the nations, in lands you do not know.
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3 As I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer use this proverb in Israel.