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Ezekiel 14:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 14:6

Verse 6 of 23

Scripture focus

Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn [yourselves] from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

Ezekiel 14:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 14:6

Theological / Devotional

Repent. The words for “repent” and “turn” are two different verb forms of the same root, the combination giving emphasis. The announcements of the previous verses form the basis for the earnest call to take repentance. There can be no hope for Israel in any merely outward reformation. The nation has to do with the Searcher of hearts, and the only repentance acceptable to Him is that which reaches down into the innermost recesses of the soul.

Yourselves. A supplied word. According to the context the passage should read, instead, “your faces.”

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