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11 Then they will be[a] in my sanctuary, those serving in my sanctuary, as sentries[b] at the gates of the temple[c] and as those serving the temple;[d] they will slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they will stand before them[e] to serve them, 12 because[f] they used to serve them before[g] their idols and they were for the house of Israel like a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore I swore[h] concerning them,” declares[i] the Lord Yahweh, “that they will bear their iniquity. 13 And they shall not approach me to serve as a priest for me and to come near to all of[j] my holy objects, to the most holy objects, [k] and they will bear their disgrace and the results of their detestable things they have done.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “may be”
  2. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “guards”
  3. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “house”
  4. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “house”
  5. Ezekiel 44:11 Literally “to the face of them”
  6. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “because that”
  7. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “to the face of”
  8. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “I raised my hand”
  9. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “declaration of”
  10. Ezekiel 44:13 Or “any of”
  11. Ezekiel 44:13 Literally “to the holy objects of the holy objects”

11 They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings(A) and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.(B) 12 But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall(C) into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand(D) that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E) 13 They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame(F) of their detestable practices.(G)

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