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Ezekiel 33:21-26
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 33:21-26
English Standard Version
Jerusalem Struck Down
21 In the (A)twelfth year (B)of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, (C)a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and said, (D)“The city has been struck down.” 22 (E)Now (F)the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the fugitive came; and he had opened my mouth by the time the man came to me in the morning, so my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.
23 The word of the Lord came to me: 24 (G)“Son of man, the inhabitants of these (H)waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, (I)‘Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but (J)we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.’ 25 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: (K)You eat flesh with the blood and (L)lift up your eyes to your idols and (M)shed blood; shall you then possess the land? 26 (N)You rely on the sword, (O)you commit abominations, and (P)each of you defiles his neighbor's wife; shall you then possess the land?
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Ezekiel 33:21-26
New International Version
Ezekiel 33:21-26
New International Version
Jerusalem’s Fall Explained
21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped(A) from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!(B)” 22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me,(C) and he opened my mouth(D) before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.(E)
23 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 24 “Son of man, the people living in those ruins(F) in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many;(G) surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’(H) 25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you eat(I) meat with the blood(J) still in it and look to your idols and shed blood, should you then possess the land?(K) 26 You rely on your sword, you do detestable things,(L) and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife.(M) Should you then possess the land?’
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