Ezekiel 33:25-29

33:25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: You eat the meat with the blood still in it, ¹  pray to ²  your idols, and shed blood. Do you really think you will possess ³  the land? 33:26 You rely ⁴  on your swords and commit abominable deeds; each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Will you possess the land?’

33:27 “This is what you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die ⁵  by the sword, those in the open field I will give to the wild beasts for food, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of disease. 33:28 I will turn the land into a desolate ruin; her confident pride will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate no one will pass through them. 33:29 Then they will know that I am the Lord when I turn the land into a desolate ruin because of all the abominable deeds they have committed.’ ⁶ 

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¹ sn This practice was a violation of Levitical law (see Lev 19:26).

² tn Heb “lift up your eyes.”

³ tn Heb “Will you possess?”

⁴ tn Heb “stand.”

⁵ tn Heb “fall.”

⁶ sn The judgments of vv. 27-29 echo the judgments of Lev 26:22, 25.