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And you did not observe the responsibility of my sanctuary, but[a] you appointed them[b] as the keepers of my responsibility in my sanctuary for you.”

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Every foreigner[c] uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh shall not come into my sanctuary—not any of the foreigners[d] who are in the midst of the Israelites.[e] 10 But[f] the Levites who removed themselves from me at the going astray of Israel,[g] who went astray from me and went after their idols, as a result they will bear their guilt.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:8 Or “and”
  2. Ezekiel 44:8 That is, foreigners
  3. Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “child of a foreign land”
  4. Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “child of a foreign land”
  5. Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  6. Ezekiel 44:10 Literally “For if”
  7. Ezekiel 44:10 Or “when Israel went astray”