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Ezekiel 23:46Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

For thus saith the Lord God: Bring a multitude upon them, and deliver them over to tumult and rapine:

Douay-Rheims

כִּ֛י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הַעֲלֵ֤ה עֲלֵיהֶם֙ קָהָ֔ל וְנָתֹ֥ן אֶתְהֶ֖ן לְזַעֲוָ֥ה וְלָבַֽז׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Ephraem the Syrian

4th centuryChurch Father

When they bury their children alongside their idols, they will approach My holy sanctuary on that day to desecrate it. This refers to the women of Jerusalem. In response, the Lord instructs the prophet: Gather the troops against them, and bring judgment upon them, for they are offering the children that I have created as sacrifices by fire to their idols.

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