Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 36:13

"Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because they say unto you, Thou [land] art a devourer of men, and hast been a bereaver of thy nation;" — Ezekiel 36:13 (ASV)

Thou land devourest up men. —Compare Numbers 13:32, a passage probably in the prophet’s mind, though he uses it for a different reason. Israel had so often sinned, and so often, in consequence, suffered the Divine punishments, that the heathen, not recognizing the true cause, superstitiously attributed the result to something in the land itself.

With the promises of this chapter, compare Isaiah 54:1-8. It is impossible to interpret that passage as anything other than spiritual blessings; and Ezekiel, as a devout Jew and a prophet, was thoroughly imbued with the same hopes that are expressed there by the evangelic prophet.