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Ezekiel 20:30

Sin

28 When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.

29 So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)

Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did, prostituting yourselves with their abominations?

31 When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!

32 When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.

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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
Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did, prostituting yourselves with their abominations?
KJV
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?
WEB
“Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Do you pollute yourselves in the way of your fathers? Do you play the prostitute after their abominations?
ASV
Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Do ye pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers? and play ye the harlot after their abominations?
DARBY
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Do ye defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers? and do ye commit fornication after their abominations?
BLB
Therefore say to the house of Israel, thus says the Lord YHWH: In the way of your⁺ fathers will you⁺ be defiling yourselves and prostituting yourselves after their abominations?
ÅB
Si derfor til Israels hus: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Hva? dere gjør dere urene på samme vis som deres fedre og driver hor med deres styggedommer;
OTB
"Derfor si til Israels hus: ‘Så sier Herren Gud: Vil dere gjøre dere urene på samme måte som deres forfedre og forfølge deres avskyelige ting?
B1930
Si derfor til Israels hus: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Hvad? I gjør eder urene på samme vis som eders fedre og driver hor med deres vederstyggeligheter;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 16:12

    And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.

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  • Judges 2:19

    But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

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  • Jeremiah 7:26

    Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.

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  • Acts 7:51

    You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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  • Numbers 32:14

    Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.

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  • Matthew 23:32

    Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

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  • Jeremiah 9:14

    Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”

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