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Ezekiel 33:29-31
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Ezekiel 33:29-31
New English Translation
29 Then they will know that I am the Lord when I turn the land into a desolate ruin because of all the abominable deeds they have committed.’[a]
30 “But as for you, son of man, your people[b] (who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another,[c] ‘Come hear the word that comes[d] from the Lord.’ 31 They come to you in crowds,[e] and they sit in front of you as[f] my people. They hear your words, but do not obey[g] them. For they talk lustfully,[h] and their heart is set on[i] their own advantage.[j]
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- Ezekiel 33:29 sn The judgments of vv. 27-29 echo the judgments of Lev 26:22, 25.
- Ezekiel 33:30 tn Heb “sons of your people.”
- Ezekiel 33:30 tn Heb “one to one, a man to his brother.”
- Ezekiel 33:30 tn Heb “comes out.”
- Ezekiel 33:31 tn Heb “as people come.” Apparently this is an idiom indicating that they come in crowds. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:264.
- Ezekiel 33:31 tn The word “as” is supplied in the translation.
- Ezekiel 33:31 tn Heb “do.”
- Ezekiel 33:31 tn Heb “They do lust with their mouths.”
- Ezekiel 33:31 tn Heb “goes after.”
- Ezekiel 33:31 tn The present translation understands the term often used for “unjust gain” in a wider sense, following M. Greenberg, who also notes that the LXX uses a term that can describe either sexual or ritual pollution. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:687.
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