King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols [wherewith] they had polluted it:
Complete Jewish Bible:
Therefore I poured out my fury on them, because of the blood they had shed in the land and because they defiled it with their idols.
Berean Standard Bible:
So I poured out My wrath upon them because of the blood they had shed on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.
American Standard Version:
Wherefore I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which they had poured out upon the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols;
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Wherefore I poured{H8210} my fury{H2534} upon them for the blood{H1818} that they had shed{H8210} upon the land{H776}, and for their idols{H1544} wherewith they had polluted{H2930} it:
Cross-References (KJV):
Ezekiel 7:8
- Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
2 Chronicles 34:21
- Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great [is] the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
Lamentations 2:4
- He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all [that were] pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
Lamentations 4:11
- The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
Jeremiah 44:6
- Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted [and] desolate, as at this day.
Nahum 1:6
- Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Ezekiel 23:37
- That they have committed adultery, and blood [is] in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through [the fire], to devour [them].
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Commentary for Ezekiel 36:18
Ezekiel 36:18 is a verse set within the broader context of the prophetic book of Ezekiel, which is part of the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament. The book contains the prophecies of Ezekiel, a priest who was taken to Babylon during the first wave of exiles from Judah around 597 BCE. The historical context is the Babylonian Exile, a period when the people of Judah were taken captive and their capital, Jerusalem, was destroyed, including the First Temple.
In this verse, the prophet Ezekiel is conveying the reasons for God's wrath against the people of Israel. The themes here include divine judgment, punishment for sin, and the defilement of the land. The verse specifically mentions two sins that provoked God's fury: the shedding of innocent blood and the worship of idols. The shedding of blood likely refers to various forms of violence, injustice, and bloodshed that had taken place within the land, which was considered a grave offense against God's law. The idolatry mentioned involves the worship of false gods and the use of idols, which was a direct violation of the first two commandments given to Moses and a recurring issue that led to God's judgment throughout the history of Israel.
The land of Israel was considered holy, set apart for God's people and His dwelling, and these actions not only violated the covenant between God and Israel but also defiled the land itself. Ezekiel's message here is part of a larger assurance that despite God's judgment, there would be a future restoration of Israel. This restoration would include both a physical return to the land and a spiritual renewal, where God would cleanse His people and the land from their impurities, replacing their hearts of stone with hearts of flesh, and establishing an everlasting covenant of peace (Ezekiel 36:26-28).
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H8210
There are 111 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁפַךְ
Transliteration: shâphak
Pronunciation: shaw-fak'
Description: a primitive root; to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out; cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip. - Strong's Number: H2534
There are 117 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֵמָה
Transliteration: chêmâh
Pronunciation: khay-maw'
Description: or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא; from יָחַם; heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever); anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See חֶמְאָה. - Strong's Number: H1818
There are 295 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּם
Transliteration: dâm
Pronunciation: dawm
Description: from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent. - Strong's Number: H776
There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶרֶץ
Transliteration: ʼerets
Pronunciation: eh'-rets
Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. - Strong's Number: H1544
There are 45 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גִּלּוּל
Transliteration: gillûwl
Pronunciation: ghil-lool'
Description: or (shortened) גִּלֻּל; from גָּלַל; properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol; idol. - Strong's Number: H2930
There are 142 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טָמֵא
Transliteration: ṭâmêʼ
Pronunciation: taw-may'
Description: a primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated); defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.