²⁴ “Son of man,^[a] the inhabitants of these ruins on the soil of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was one man, and he took possession of the land, and we are many; the land has been given for^[b] us as a possession.’ ²⁵ Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “You eat blood in your meat, and you raise your eyes to your idols and you pour out blood, and yet you want to take possession of the land?^{[c] 26} You rely on your sword, you do a detestable thing, and each man defiles^[d] the wife of his neighbor, and yet you want to take possession of the land?”’^[e]