The Lord said to me, “Son of man, [a](A)mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears all that I say to you concerning all the (B)statutes of the house of the Lord and concerning all its laws; and [b]mark well the entrance of the house, with all exits of the sanctuary. You shall say to the [c](C)rebellious ones, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord [d]God, “(D)Enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel, when you brought in (E)foreigners, (F)uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you (G)offered My food, the fat and the blood; for they (H)made My covenant void—this in addition to all your abominations.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:5 Lit set your heart on
  2. Ezekiel 44:5 Lit set your heart on
  3. Ezekiel 44:6 Lit rebellion
  4. Ezekiel 44:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch

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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