Ezekiel 36:18
18 So I poured out my wrath on them because they had shed blood in the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.
Other Translations of Ezekiel 36:18
King James Version
18 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:
English Standard Version
18 So I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood that they had shed in the land, for the idols with which they had defiled it.
The Message
18 And so I got thoroughly angry with them polluting the country with their wanton murders and dirty gods.
New King James Version
18 Therefore I poured out My fury on them for the blood they had shed on the land, and for their idols with which they had defiled it.
New Living Translation
18 They polluted the land with murder and the worship of idols, so I poured out my fury on them.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 36:18
Commentary on Ezekiel 36:16-24
(Read Ezekiel 36:16-24)
The restoration of that people, being typical of our redemption by Christ, shows that the end aimed at in our salvation is the glory of God. The sin of a people defiles their land; renders it abominable to God, and uncomfortable to themselves. God's holy name is his great name; his holiness is his greatness, nor does any thing else make a man truly great.