◄ Ezekiel 36:13 ►
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Good News Translation
"I, the Sovereign LORD, say: It is true that people say that the land eats people and that it robs the nation of its children.

New Revised Standard Version
Thus says the Lord GOD: Because they say to you, “You devour people, and you bereave your nation of children,”

Contemporary English Version
It's true that you have been accused of not producing enough food and of letting your people starve.

New American Bible
Thus says the Lord GOD: Because they say of you, “You devour your own people, you rob your nation of its children,”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy say of you: Thou art a devourer of men, and one that suffocatest thy nation:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy say of you: Thou art a devourer of men, and one that suffocatest thy nation:

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Context
A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel
…12And I will bring men upon you, my people Israel, and they shall possess thee for their inheritance: and thou shalt be their inheritance, and shalt no more henceforth be without them. 13Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy say of you: Thou art a devourer of men, and one that suffocatest thy nation:14Therefore thou shalt devour men no more nor destroy thy nation any more, saith the Lord God.…
Cross References
Numbers 13:32
And they spoke ill of the land, which they had viewed, before the children of Israel, saying: The land which we have viewed, devoureth its inhabitants: the people, that we beheld are of a tall stature.

Ezekiel 36:14
Therefore thou shalt devour men no more nor destroy thy nation any more, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 36:12
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