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Ezekiel 33:23-25
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23 The Lord’s message came to me: 24 “Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.’[a] 25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You eat the meat with the blood still in it,[b] pray to[c] your idols, and shed blood. Do you really think you will possess[d] the land?

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  1. Ezekiel 33:24 sn Outside of its seven occurrences in Ezekiel the term translated “possession” appears only in Exod 6:8 and Deut 33:4.
  2. Ezekiel 33:25 sn This practice was a violation of Levitical law (see Lev 19:26).
  3. Ezekiel 33:25 tn Heb “lift up your eyes.”
  4. Ezekiel 33:25 tn Heb “Will you possess?”
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