Ezekiel 20:4

20:4 “Are you willing to pronounce judgment? ¹  Are you willing to pronounce judgment, son of man? Then confront them with the abominable practices of their fathers,

Ezekiel 20:8

20:8 But they rebelled against me, and refused to listen to me; no one got rid of their detestable idols, ²  nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. Then I decided to pour out ³  my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

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¹ tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment.

² tn Heb “each one, the detestable things of their eyes did not throw away.”

³ tn Heb “and I said/thought to pour out.”