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
New King James Version
37 For they have committed adultery, and (A)blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and even sacrificed their sons (B)whom they bore to Me, passing them through the fire, to devour them. 38 Moreover they have done this to Me: They have (C)defiled My sanctuary on the same day and (D)profaned My Sabbaths. 39 For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed (E)thus they have done in the midst of My house.
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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)
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