Ezekiel 33:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 33:25

The Cause of Judah’s Ruin

23 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

24 “Son of man, ^athey who inhabit those ^bruins in the land of Israel are saying, ^c‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. ^dBut we are many; the land has been given to us as a ^epossession.’

25 “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: ^a“You eat meat with blood, you ^blift up your eyes toward your idols, and ^cshed blood. Should you then possess the ^dland?

26 You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you ^adefile one another’s wives. Should you then possess the land?” ’

27 “Say thus to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely ^athose who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field ^bI will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and ^ccaves shall die of the pestilence.

28 ^aFor I will make the land most desolate,¹ her ^barrogant strength shall cease, and ^cthe mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 33:25

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American Standard Version
Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes unto your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

Amplified® Bible
Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: You eat meat with the blood [as an idolatrous rite] and lift up your eyes to your [filthy] idols and shed blood; shall you then possess the land?

Contemporary English Version
So, Ezekiel, tell them I am saying: How can you think the land is still yours? You eat meat with blood in it and worship idols. You commit murder

Darby English Version
Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood; and shall ye possess the land?

Good News Bible
"Tell them what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: You eat meat with the blood still in it. You worship idols. You commit murder. What makes you think that the land belongs to you?

King James Version
Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD, "You eat {meat} with the blood {in it,} lift up your eyes to your idols as you shed blood. Should you then possess the land?

New International Version
Therefore say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Since you eat meat with the blood still in it and look to your idols and shed blood, should you then possess the land?

New King James Version
“Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “You eat meat with blood, you lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols as you shed blood Should you then possess the land?

Revised Standard Version
Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: You eat flesh with the blood, and lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood; shall you then possess the land?

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: With the blood ye do eat, And your eyes ye lift up unto your idols, And blood ye shed, and the land ye inherit!

New English Translation
Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: You eat the meat with the blood still in it,¹ pray to² your idols, and shed blood. Do you really think you will possess³ the land?

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