Ezekiel 21:23 New English Translation
23 But those in Jerusalem[a] will view it as a false omen. They have sworn solemn oaths,[b] but the king of Babylon[c] will accuse them of violations[d] in order to seize them.[e]
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- Ezekiel 21:23 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people in Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Ezekiel 21:23 sn When the people of Judah realized the Babylonians’ intentions, they would object on grounds that they had made a treaty with the Babylonian king (see 17:13).
- Ezekiel 21:23 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of Babylon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Ezekiel 21:23 tn Or “iniquity.”
- Ezekiel 21:23 tn Heb “and he will remind of guilt to be captured.” The king would counter their objections by pointing out that they had violated their treaty with him (see 17:18), thus justifying their capture.
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