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Ezekiel 20:4

2 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.

Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers

5 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’

6 On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.

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BSB
Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers
KJV
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
WEB
“Will you judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers.
ASV
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
DARBY
Wilt thou judge them, wilt thou judge, son of man? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers,
BLB
Will you judge them? Will you judge [them], son of man? Make known to them the abominations of their fathers,
ÅB
Vil du dømme dem, vil du dømme, menneskesønn? Tal til dem om deres fedres styggedommer
OTB
"Vil du dømme dem, menneskesønn? Gjør kjent for dem deres forfedres vederstyggeligheter.
B1930
Vil du dømme dem, vil du dømme, menneskesønn? Tal til dem om deres fedres vederstyggeligheter

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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  • Ezekiel 22:2

    “As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations

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  • Ezekiel 23:36

    Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.

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  • Luke 11:47–51

    Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

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  • Ezekiel 14:14

    then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.

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  • Luke 13:33–35

    Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

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  • Jeremiah 7:16

    As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.

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  • Matthew 23:29–37

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

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  • Jeremiah 11:14

    As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.

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