20:30 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Will you defile yourselves like your fathers 1 and engage in prostitution with detestable idols? 20:31 When you present your sacrifices 2 – when you make your sons pass through the fire – you defile yourselves with all your idols to this very day. Will I allow you to seek me, 3 O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will not allow you to seek me! 4
1 tn Heb “in the way of your fathers.”
2 tn Or “gifts.”
3 tn Or “Will I reveal myself to you?”
4 tn Or “I will not reveal myself to you.”