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Ezekiel 44:11-13
Common English Bible
Ezekiel 44:11-13
Common English Bible
11 They will keep charge in my sanctuary, and they will oversee the temple gates and keep charge of the temple. They will slaughter the entirely burned offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they will stand before them to minister to them. 12 Because they ministered to them before their idols, they brought about the downfall of the house of Israel. For that reason I made a solemn pledge against them—this is what the Lord God says—and they will bear their guilt. 13 They won’t approach me to officiate for me as priests or approach any of my holy things or the most holy place. Though they will bear their humiliation and the consequences of their detestable practices,
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Ezekiel 44:11-13
New King James Version
Ezekiel 44:11-13
New King James Version
11 Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, (A)as gatekeepers of the house and ministers of the house; (B)they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and (C)they shall stand before them to minister to them. 12 Because they ministered to them before their idols and (D)caused[a] the house of Israel to fall into iniquity, therefore I have (E)raised My hand in an oath against them,” says the Lord God, “that they shall bear their iniquity. 13 (F)And they shall not come near Me to minister to Me as priest, nor come near any of My holy things, nor into the Most Holy Place; but they shall (G)bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed.
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- Ezekiel 44:12 Lit. became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel
Ezekiel 44:11-13
New International Version
Ezekiel 44:11-13
New International Version
11 They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings(A) and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.(B) 12 But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall(C) into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand(D) that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E) 13 They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame(F) of their detestable practices.(G)
Ezekiel 44:11-13
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 44:11-13
English Standard Version
11 They shall be (A)ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight (B)at the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and (C)they shall stand before the people, to minister to them. 12 Because they ministered to them before their idols and became (D)a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have (E)sworn concerning them, declares the Lord God, and they shall bear their punishment. 13 They (F)shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my holy things and the things that are most holy, but (G)they shall bear their shame and the abominations that they have committed.
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