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Ezekiel 20:29

Bamah
Sin

27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.

28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.

Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?

31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
KJV
Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
WEB
Then I said to them, ‘What does the high place where you go mean?’ So its name is called Bamah to this day.”’
ASV
Then I said unto them, What meaneth the high place whereunto ye go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
DARBY
And I said unto them, What is the high place whither ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
BLB
And I said to them, ‘What [is] this high place [to] which you⁺ are going there?’ And its name is called Bamah to this day.
ÅB
Da sa jeg til dem: Hva er disse offerhauger, siden dere søker til dem? - Og allikevel kalles de offerhauger den dag idag.
OTB
Da sa jeg til dem: Hva er dette opphøyde stedet dere går til?’” (Det kalles Bamah til denne dag.)
B1930
Da sa jeg til dem: Hvad er disse offerhauger, siden I søker til dem? - Og allikevel kalles de offerhauger den dag idag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 16:24–25

    That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.

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  • Ezekiel 16:31

    In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;

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