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Ezekiel 36:13

For this is what the Lord GOD says: Because people say to you, ‘You devour men and deprive your nation of its children,’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord GOD addresses the mountainous region of Israel, speaking at the moment He declares He will restore His people to possess the land. The words — אֹכֶ֥לֶת ('o.Khe.let) means "devouring," and יַ֚עַן (Ya.'an) translates to "because," directly tying God's declaration to the slander spoken against the land. The thread — The claim that the land "devours" its inhabitants echoes Numbers 13:32, while the promise of reversal runs through Ezekiel 36:12 and Ezekiel 36:14. Why it lands — The text states that God hears false accusations against the land and responds by commanding its restoration; it asks a reader to reject human slander and submit to God's authority to restore what was lost.

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The Hebrew words

כֹּ֤הkohthusאָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] Lordיְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehיַ֚עַןYa.'anbecauseאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.Rim[people are] sayingלָכֶ֔םla./Khemto/ youאֹכֶ֥לֶת'o.Khe.let[are] devouringאָדָ֖ם'a.Damhuman[s]אָ֑תְּ'a.tiyouוּמְשַׁכֶּ֥לֶתu./me.sha.Ke.letand/ bereavingגּוֹיַ֖יִךְgo.ye/khnations/ yourהָיִֽית׃ha.Yityou have been

King James Version

Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

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