What is the meaning of Ezekiel 36:15? I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you • For generations Israel had been mocked by surrounding nations for her defeats and exile (Psalm 79:4; Ezekiel 25:6). • God promises to silence those voices, showing that His restoration is public and undeniable (Isaiah 60:14; Zechariah 2:8-9). • The phrase highlights divine protection: the same Lord who once disciplined now shields His people from ridicule (Isaiah 51:22-23). you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples • “Reproach” points to shame—loss of land, temple, and identity (Lamentations 2:15-16). • God removes that disgrace, replacing it with honor and fruitfulness (Isaiah 54:4-5; Zephaniah 3:19-20). • The promise foreshadows a permanent reversal: no more revolving door of judgment and return (Jeremiah 30:17; Romans 11:26-27). or cause your nation to stumble • Earlier God had called the land “a devourer of men” (Ezekiel 36:13), but now He vows that neither the land nor its circumstances will trip up Israel again. • No more cycles of famine, warfare, or exile that make the people fall (Leviticus 26:36-39 compared with 26:4-13). • The stability prepares Israel to fulfill its calling as a light to the nations (Isaiah 62:1-2). declares the Lord GOD • The covenant name underscores absolute authority; what He declares cannot fail (Isaiah 46:10-11). • His word here is as certain as the oaths given to Abraham and David (Genesis 22:16-18; 2 Samuel 7:11-16). summary God pledges that Israel’s days of humiliation are finished. He will silence every foreign insult, lift every trace of shame, and remove every condition that once tripped the nation. Because the Lord Himself guarantees it, the promise stands immovable, inviting His people—and all who read Ezekiel—to trust the faithfulness of the God who restores. |
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