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Ezekiel 5

Ezekiel 5:7

The Razor of Judgment · Ezekiel 5:1–10
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Translations

Modern
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You have been more insubordinate than the nations around you; you have not walked in My statutes or kept My ordinances, nor have you even conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.’
Traditional
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;
Literal
Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Because of your turbulence above the nations that are around you, in My statutes you have not walked, and My ordinances you have not done—nor have you done’ according to the ordinances of the nations that are around you!
Latin
Idcirco hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Quia superastis gentes quæ in circuitu vestro sunt, et in præceptis meis non ambulastis, et judicia mea non fecistis, et juxta judicia gentium quæ in circuitu vestro sunt non estis operati,

Original

Hebrew
English
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You have been more insubordinate than the nations around you; you have not walked in My statutes or kept My ordinances, nor have you even conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.’

Notes

Ezekiel 5:7–13

The covenant (the binding promise relationship) between God and his people forms the foundation of Ezekiel’s messages.

When Ezekiel listed the charges against the Israelites, he used the same language as the covenant made at Mount Sinai. That covenant was later renewed in the book of Deuteronomy.

The people refused to obey God’s decrees and regulations (his laws and commands). They also worshiped detestable idols (false gods that God hates). These idols defiled the temple of the Lord, which was meant to be holy. By doing this, they broke God’s covenant requirements (see Leviticus 26:1–2, 14–15).

Because they disobeyed the Lord, the covenant curses (the promised punishments for disobedience) would now take effect (see Leviticus 26:16–43; Deuteronomy 28:15–68).

Ezekiel 4:1–7:27

These chapters discuss words and actions that warned of disaster for Jerusalem (Ezekiel 4–5) and the land of Judah (Ezekiel 6–7).

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LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

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Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Church: Backslidden Jerusalem: Wickedness of, the Cause of Its Calamities