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Speak to the rebels, to the house of Israel, The Lord God proclaims: Enough of your detestable practices, house of Israel! You made my temple unclean because you brought into my sanctuary foreigners who were physically and spiritually uncircumcised. When you offered my food of fat and blood to me, you[a] broke my covenant with all your detestable practices. You didn’t keep charge of my holy things. On the contrary, you appointed them[b] to keep charge in my sanctuary for you.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:7 LXX, Syr, Vulg; MT they
  2. Ezekiel 44:8 Heb lacks them.

Say to rebellious Israel,(A) ‘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(B) and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat and blood, and you broke my covenant.(C) Instead of carrying out your duty in regard to my holy things, you put others in charge of my sanctuary.(D)

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