Ezekiel 13:8
New English Translation
8 “‘Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have spoken false words and forecast delusion, look,[a] I am against you,[b] declares the Sovereign Lord.
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- Ezekiel 13:8 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
- Ezekiel 13:8 tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘hinnenî ’êlékâ’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.
Ezekiel 13:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore, for certain I am coming at you—oracle of the Lord God.
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