10 But the Levites who went far from Me when Israel went astray, who (A)went astray from Me [a]following their idols, shall (B)suffer the punishment for their wrongdoing. 11 Yet they shall be (C)ministers in My sanctuary, having (D)oversight at the gates of the house and (E)ministering in the house; they shall (F)slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall (G)stand before them to minister to them. 12 Since they ministered to them (H)before their idols and became a (I)stumbling block of wrongdoing to the house of Israel, for that reason I have [b](J)sworn against them,” declares the Lord God, “that they shall (K)suffer the punishment for their wrongdoing.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:10 Lit after
  2. Ezekiel 44:12 Lit lifted up My hand

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