Ezekiel 36:17-18
Context36:17 “Son of man, when the house of Israel was living on their own land, they defiled it by their behavior 1 and their deeds. In my sight their behavior was like the uncleanness of a woman having her monthly period. 36:18 So I poured my anger on them 2 because of the blood they shed on the land and because of the idols with which they defiled it. 3
1 tn Heb “way.”
2 sn See Ezek 7:8; 9:8; 14:19; 20:8, 13, 21; 22:22; 30:15.
3 sn For the concept of defiling the land in legal literature, see Lev 18:28; Deut 21:23.