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Ezekiel 36:12

Ezekiel 36:12
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you,.... And not beasts, as during the captivity; and that without fear of wild beasts, or any enemy; and not as travellers upon them, but as inhabitants of them;…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 36:1-15

The prophet had been ordered to set his face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them, Eze 6:2. Then God was coming forth to contend with his people; but now that God is returning in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

bereave them of men Properly the term means to bereave of children, here it is used generally, to bereave the people, i.e. destroy its members, Jer 15:7.