King James Version
Ezekiel 36:14 in the King James Version says “Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD. bereave: or, cause to...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 36 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD. bereave: or, cause to fall”
Ezekiel 36:14 · KJV
Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;
Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD. bereave: or, cause to fall
Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
“thy nations”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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