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Ezekiel 5:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 5:7

Verse 7 of 17

Scripture focus

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;

Ezekiel 5:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 5:7

Theological / Devotional

Multiplied. The Hebrew verb is of uncertain meaning. According to some authorities, the clause may be rendered, “Because ye were in agitation [against God] more than the nations that are round about you.”

Neither have done. A number of Hebrew manuscripts omit the negative. The meaning is thus made entirely clear. If the negative is retained, this part of the text may be understood to mean that Israel had not done as the other nations, for they, at least, were true to the gods they worshiped, whereas Israel rebelled against her God.

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