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.
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:
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.
18 And so I got thoroughly angry with them polluting the country with their wanton murders and dirty gods.
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.
18 They polluted the land with murder and the worship of idols, so I poured out my fury on them.
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.