Ezekiel 5:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you have surpassed the Gentiles that are round about you, and have not walked in my commandments, and have not kept my judgments, and have not done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you:
Douay-Rheims

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה יַ֤עַן הֲמָנְכֶם֙ מִן־הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר סְבִיבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֔ם בְּחֻקּוֹתַי֙ לֹ֣א הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י לֹ֣א עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם וּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧י הַגּוֹיִ֛ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

For this reason, the Lord speaks to Adonai: Since your image surpasses the words that surround you and you do not adhere to my commands, nor uphold my statutes, nor judge fairly as the nations around you do, therefore, the Lord declares, I am against you, and I will bring judgment upon you amid those who speak. You have adopted the characteristics of the nations, embraced their deeds, and rejected my statutes and commandments. Your wickedness has exceeded that of the nations from whom you learned; for this, I will openly judge you. The nations will witness my judgment and hear my decree; while they may not benefit from your righteousness, they shall at least gain insight from your punishment.

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