Translations
Modern
I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live.
Traditional
Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
Literal
And also I gave to them statutes not good, and ordinances by which they could not live.
Latin
Ergo et ego dedi eis præcepta non bona, et judicia in quibus non vivent.
Original
Hebrew
English
I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live.
Notes
I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances … I pronounced them unclean: This means that the Lord allowed the people of Israel to follow their own sinful desires. He did not stop them from choosing false worship and harmful practices.
They took part in the complex and corrupt rituals of paganism (the worship of false gods). As a result, they suffered the painful consequences of their sins (see Romans 1:18–25).
The Lord refused to answer their question. But this did not mean he had nothing to say.
Instead, God gave them a different message through Ezekiel. Ezekiel would describe the sinful and detestable actions of their ancestors. He would place these past sins clearly before the people.
Events
- Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC