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Israel’s Rebellion in Egypt

Ezekiel 20:4

In 11 translations

BSB
Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers
KJV
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:Wilt…: or, Wilt thou plead for them
WEB
“Will you judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers.
ASV
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
LSV
Do you judge them? Do you judge, son of man? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers,
YLT
Dost thou judge them? Dost thou judge, son of man? The abominations of their fathers cause them to know,
DBY
Wilt thou judge them, wilt thou judge, son of man? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers,
DRC
If thou judgest them, if thou judgest, son of man, declare to them the abominations of their fathers.
GNV
Wilt thou iudge them, sonne of man? wilt thou iudge them? cause them to vnderstand the abominations of their fathers,
JPS
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
LXXE
Shall I utterly take vengeance on them, son of man? testify to them of the iniquities of their fathers:

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Original-language editions

WLC
הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֹתָ֔ם הֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹט בֶּן־אָדָ֑ם אֶת־תּוֹעֲבֹ֥ת אֲבוֹתָ֖ם הוֹדִיעֵֽם׃
LXX-Br
Εἰ ἐκδικήσω αὐτοὺς ἐκδικήσει, υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου; τὰς ἀνομίας τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν διαμάρτυραι αὐτοῖς,

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  • Ezekiel 22:2“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
  • Ezekiel 23:36Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
  • Ezekiel 23:45But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
  • Isaiah 5:3“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.
  • Ezekiel 14:14then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Ezekiel 16:2–3“Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her abominations and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your…
  • 1 Corinthians 6:2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
  • Jeremiah 15:1Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
  • Luke 13:33–35Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her,…
  • Luke 11:47–51Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. Because of this,…
  • Jeremiah 11:14As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.
  • Jeremiah 14:11–14Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people. Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them.…
  • Ezekiel 14:20then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.
  • Matthew 23:29–37Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners…
  • Jeremiah 7:16As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.
  • Acts 7:51–52You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the…

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