Ezekiel 5:11 meaning and explanation
Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.
Ezekiel 5:11, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezekiel, a priest among the exiles in Babylon, delivers God's oath to Jerusalem: "as surely as I live." The charge is specific. The temple, meant for God's presence, had been defiled with idols and detestable things, so worship there had become a lie.
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