Ezekiel Chapter 44 verse 12 Holy Bible
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.
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Because they did this work for them before their images, and became a cause of sin to the children of Israel; for this cause my hand has been lifted up against them, says the Lord, and their punishment will be on them.
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Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and were unto the house of Israel a stumbling-block of iniquity; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, that they shall bear their iniquity.
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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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Because they ministered to them before their idols, and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, says the Lord Yahweh, and they shall bear their iniquity.
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Because that they serve them before their idols, and have been to the house of Israel for a stumbling-block of iniquity, therefore I have lifted up my hand against them -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah -- and they have borne their iniquity.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBecauseיַ֗עַן (ya·‘an)AdverbStrong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, causethey ministeredיְשָׁרְת֤וּ (yə·šā·rə·ṯū)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute tobeforeלִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The facetheir idolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔ם (ḡil·lū·lê·hem)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 1544: A log, an idoland becameוְהָי֥וּ (wə·hā·yū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea stumbling blockלְמִכְשׁ֣וֹל (lə·miḵ·šō·wl)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4383: A stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling blockof iniquityעָוֺ֑ן (‘ā·wōn)Noun - common singularStrong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityto the houseלְבֵֽית־ (lə·ḇêṯ-)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descthereforeעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstI swore with an upliftedנָשָׂ֨אתִי (nā·śā·ṯî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 5375: To lift, carry, takehandיָדִ֜י (yā·ḏî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 3027: A handconcerning themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (‘ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthat they would bear the consequencesוְנָשְׂא֖וּ (wə·nā·śə·’ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 5375: To lift, carry, takeof their iniquity,עֲוֺנָֽם׃ (‘ă·wō·nām)Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquitydeclaresנְאֻם֙ (nə·’um)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5002: An oraclethe Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 136: The LordGOD.יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3069: YHWHJump to PreviousBear Block Caused Consequences Declares Fall Hand House Idols Images Iniquity Israel Lifted Ministered Presence Punishment Served Sin Sovereign Stumbling Stumblingblock Stumbling-Block Sworn Uplifted Work