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Ezekiel 44:4-6
New English Translation
Ezekiel 44:4-6
New English Translation
4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. As I watched, I noticed[a] the glory of the Lord filling the Lord’s temple, and I threw myself face down. 5 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, pay attention,[b] watch closely, and listen carefully to[c] everything I tell you concerning all the statutes of the Lord’s house and all its laws. Pay attention to the entrances[d] to the temple with all the exits of the sanctuary. 6 Say to the rebellious,[e] to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough of all your abominable practices, O house of Israel!
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- Ezekiel 44:4 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
- Ezekiel 44:5 tn Heb “set your heart” (so also in the latter part of the verse).
- Ezekiel 44:5 tn Heb “Set your mind, look with your eyes, and with your ears hear.”
- Ezekiel 44:5 tc The Syriac, Vulgate, and Targum read the plural. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:618.
- Ezekiel 44:6 tc The LXX reads “house of rebellion.”
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