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Ezekiel 33:24-26
Lexham English Bible
Ezekiel 33:24-26
Lexham English Bible
24 “Son of man,[a] the inhabitants of these ruins on the soil of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was one man, and he took possession of the land, and we are many; the land has been given for[b] us as a possession.’ 25 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “You eat blood in your meat, and you raise your eyes to your idols and you pour out blood, and yet you want to take possession of the land?[c] 26 You rely on your sword, you do a detestable thing, and each man defiles[d] the wife of his neighbor, and yet you want to take possession of the land?”’[e]
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- Ezekiel 33:24 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 33:24 Or “to”
- Ezekiel 33:25 Or “you would take possession of”
- Ezekiel 33:26 Literally “a man the wife of neighbor you defile”
- Ezekiel 33:26 Or “you would take possession of the land”
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