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Ezekiel 33:29-31
New English Translation
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.
Ezekiel 33:29-31
New International Version
Ezekiel 33:29-31
New International Version
29 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolate(A) waste because of all the detestable things they have done.’(B)
30 “As for you, son of man, your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the Lord.’ 31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(C) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(D) for unjust gain.(E)
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