Ezekiel 36:7

therefore I will lift up my hand against the nations that are round about you; they shall bear their reproach.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

In Context

6therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, and to the hills, and to the valleys, and to the forests, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my wrath, because ye have borne the reproaches of the heathen:

8But your grapes and your fruits, O mountains of Israel, shall my people eat; for they are hoping to come.

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Cross References

Psalms 79:12It sent forth its branches to the sea, 1 And its shoots to the river. 1

Jeremiah 25:15Thus saith the Lord, The bow of Elam is broken, even the chief of their power.

Ezekiel 20:5and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; From the day that I chose the house of Israel, and became known to the seed of the house of Jacob, and was known to them in the land of Egypt, and helped them with my hand, saying, I am the Lord your God;

Ezekiel 25:1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Zephaniah 2:1Be ye gathered and closely joined together, O unchastened nation;

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 36:2-16

God's Compassion for Israel. ( b. c. 587.) 1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord : 2 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips… Read the whole commentary →

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