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Ezekiel 23:37-39
New English Translation
Ezekiel 23:37-39
New English Translation
37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and their sons, whom they bore to me,[a] they have passed through the fire as food to their idols.[b] 38 Moreover, they have done this to me: In the very same day[c] they desecrated my sanctuary and profaned my Sabbaths. 39 On the same day they slaughtered their sons for their idols, they came to my sanctuary to desecrate it. This is what they have done in the middle of my house.
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- Ezekiel 23:37 sn The Lord speaks here in the role of the husband of the sisters.
- Ezekiel 23:37 tn Heb “they have passed to them for food.” The verb is commonly taken to refer to passing children through fire, especially as an offering to the pagan god Molech. See Jer 32:35.
- Ezekiel 23:38 tn Heb “in that day.”
Ezekiel 23:37-39
King James Version
Ezekiel 23:37-39
King James Version
37 That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.
38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.
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Ezekiel 23:37-39
New International Version
Ezekiel 23:37-39
New International Version
37 for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food for them.(A) 38 They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary(B) and desecrated my Sabbaths.(C) 39 On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated(D) it. That is what they did in my house.(E)
Ezekiel 23:37-39
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 23:37-39
English Standard Version
37 For (A)they have committed adultery, (B)and blood is on their hands. With their idols they have committed adultery, and they have even (C)offered up[a] to them for food the children whom they had borne to me. 38 Moreover, this they have done to me: (D)they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and (E)profaned my Sabbaths. 39 For when (F)they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day (G)they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, (H)this is what they did in my house.
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- Ezekiel 23:37 Or have even made pass through the fire
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