Reference

Ezekiel 36:13

Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;
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And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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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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Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

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Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord God.

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Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord God.

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Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse describes a land that "devourest up men" and "hast bereaved thy nations," which are actions attributed to the land itself, not necessarily a divine act of destruction or perishing language directed at the wicked.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse describes a past accusation against the land in concrete terms, it doesn't inherently describe a prophetic event that is yet to be fulfilled, but rather a historical perception or accusation.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes what "they say" to the land, not how God is communicating to Ezekiel. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord God" indicates divine speech, but it is the content of that speech, not the method of its delivery, that is presented.