Yehezkiel 20:3
Konteks20:3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Are you coming to seek me? As surely as I live, I will not allow you to seek me, 1 declares the sovereign Lord.’
Yehezkiel 24:13
Konteks24:13 You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. 2
I tried to cleanse you, 3 but you are not clean.
You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness 4
until I have exhausted my anger on you.
[20:3] 1 tn Or “I will not reveal myself to you.”
[24:13] 2 tn Heb “in your uncleanness (is) obscene conduct.”
[24:13] 3 tn Heb “because I cleansed you.” In this context (see especially the very next statement), the statement must refer to divine intention and purpose. Despite God’s efforts to cleanse his people, they resisted him and remained morally impure.