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12 Because they used to minister to them before their idols and became a sinful obstacle[a] to the house of Israel, consequently I have made a vow[b] concerning them, declares the Sovereign Lord, that they will be responsible for[c] their sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:12 tn Heb “a stumbling block of iniquity.” This is a unique phrase of the prophet Ezekiel (cf. also Ezek 7:19; 14:3, 4, 7; 18:30).
  2. Ezekiel 44:12 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
  3. Ezekiel 44:12 tn Heb “will bear.”

12 But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall(A) into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand(B) that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)

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12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity.

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