Ezekiel 33:25

Translations

Modern

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land?

Traditional

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?

Literal

Therefore say to them, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘You eat that with the blood, and you lift up your eyes toward your idols, and you pour out blood—and you would possess the land?

Latin

Idcirco dices ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Qui in sanguine comeditis, et oculos vestros levatis ad immunditias vestras, et sanguinem funditis, numquid terram hæreditate possidebitis?

Original

Hebrew

English

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land?

Notes

Ezekiel 33:23–26

Those who stayed in the ruined cities of Judah saw the Exile as a chance for personal gain, not repentance. They claimed to be the only heirs of Abraham's promise and sought to own all the land. Their actions showed they were not truly Abraham's children. They ignored laws against eating meat with blood (see Deuteronomy 12:23), worshiped idols, and killed innocent people. Their lives denied Abraham's faith, and they would not inherit his promise.

Ezekiel 33:23–33

People in Judah (Ezekiel 33:23–29) and those in exile (33:30–33) continued to act as they had before Jerusalem fell.

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

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Jeremiah 7:9–10
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Deuteronomy 12:16
…but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
Genesis 9:4
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
Ezekiel 22:6
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
Leviticus 3:17
This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
Ezekiel 22:27
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Ezekiel 18:6
He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
Psalm 24:4
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
Leviticus 7:26–27
You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.
Leviticus 19:26
You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
Acts 15:20–21
Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
Leviticus 17:10–14
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of

Topics

Blood: Forbidden to be Used As Food Blood: The Jews often Guilty of Eating Drinking Blood Jerusalem: Catalogue of Abominations In Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Self-Righteousness: General Scriptures Concerning Sin: The Israelites

Ezekiel 33:25

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