17 And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it a trivial thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they have committed here, that they have (A)filled the land with violence and (B)provoked Me to anger repeatedly? Yet behold, they are [a]putting the twig to their nose!

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 8:17 Possibly an obscene gesture toward God

17 He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things(A) they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence(B) and continually arouse my anger?(C) Look at them putting the branch to their nose!

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Since you have (A)looted many nations,
All the rest of the peoples will loot you—
Because of human bloodshed and violence [a]done to the land,
To the town and all its inhabitants.

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  1. Habakkuk 2:8 Lit of the land

Because you have plundered many nations,
    the peoples who are left will plunder you.(A)
For you have shed human blood;(B)
    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.(C)

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17 For the (A)violence [a]done to Lebanon will [b]overwhelm you,
And the devastation of its animals [c]by which you terrified them,
(B)Because of human bloodshed and (C)violence [d]done to the land,
To the town and all its inhabitants.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit of Lebanon
  2. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit cover
  3. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit which shattered them
  4. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit of the land

17 The violence(A) you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
    and your destruction of animals will terrify you.(B)
For you have shed human blood;(C)
    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.

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