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Ezekiel 44:12

Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.

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ASV

Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and became a stumblingblock of iniquity unto the house of Israel; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, and they shall bear their iniquity.

KJV

Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יַ֗עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834 →
יְשָׁרְת֤וּye.sha.re.Tuthey servedH8334 →
אוֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.lu.lei.Hemidols theirH1544 →
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they becameH1961 →
לְבֵֽית־le.veit-for [the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְמִכְשׁ֣וֹלle.mikh.Shol<into> a stumbling block ofH4383 →
עָוֹ֑ן'a.VoniniquityH5771 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּן֩ken-foreH3651 →
נָשָׂ֨אתִיna.Sa.tiI lift upH5375 →
יָדִ֜יya.Dihand myH3027 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →
נְאֻם֙ne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
וְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'Uand they will bearH5375 →
עֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.Naminiquity theirH5771 →

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Ezekiel 7:19They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.2 Kings 16:10–16Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.Ezekiel 14:3–4“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?Psalms 106:26So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?Ezekiel 20:15Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—Ezekiel 44:10Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.Ezekiel 20:23However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.Malachi 2:8–9But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.Deuteronomy 32:40–42For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,Revelation 10:5–6Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.1 Samuel 2:29–30Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’Ezekiel 44:13They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear the shame of the abominations they have committed.Isaiah 9:16For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.Amos 8:7The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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