¹¹ Yet they will occupy My sanctuary, serving as guards at the temple gates^(A) and ministering at the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings^(B) and other sacrifices for the people and will stand before them to serve them.^{(C) 12} Because they ministered to the house of Israel before their idols and became a sinful stumbling block to them, therefore I swore an oath^[a] against them”^(D)—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“that they would bear the consequences of their sin. ¹³ They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests^(E) or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear their disgrace and the consequences of the detestable acts they committed.