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And Yahweh said, “Son of man,[a] set your heart[b] and look with your eyes and with your ears hear everything[c] I am saying to you concerning all the statutes of the temple[d] of Yahweh and concerning all its laws,[e] and you must listen with your heart concerning the entrance of the temple[f] with all of the exits of the sanctuary. And you must say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Enough for you, house of Israel, of[g] all of your detestable things! At[h] your bringing foreigners[i] who are uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh to be in my sanctuary to profane it, my temple,[j] as you offered my food, fat, and blood,[k] so[l] you broke my covenant by all of your detestable things.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:5 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. Ezekiel 44:5 Or “pay close attention” or “listen closely”
  3. Ezekiel 44:5 Literally “all of which/what”
  4. Ezekiel 44:5 Or “house”
  5. Ezekiel 44:5 According to the reading tradition (Qere); cf. BHS
  6. Ezekiel 44:5 Or “house”
  7. Ezekiel 44:6 Or “from”
  8. Ezekiel 44:7 Or “in”
  9. Ezekiel 44:7 Literally “children/people of a foreign land”
  10. Ezekiel 44:7 Or “house”
  11. Ezekiel 44:7 Literally “in/at your offering my food and fat and blood”
  12. Ezekiel 44:7 Or “and”

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look carefully, listen closely and give attention to everything I tell you concerning all the regulations and instructions regarding the temple of the Lord. Give attention to the entrance(A) to the temple and all the exits of the sanctuary.(B) Say to rebellious Israel,(C) ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough of your detestable practices, people of Israel! In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in heart(D) and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat and blood, and you broke my covenant.(E)

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