KJV ORIGINAL
Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Listen, you need to call out Jerusalem and make them face the ugly truth about all the messed up things they've been doing.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes love means having the hard conversations about what's really going wrong.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet who lived in exile in Babylon during the 6th century BC, speaking to the Jewish people about God's judgment on their unfaithfulness. In this verse, God commands him to confront Jerusalem, representing the nation of Israel, with her moral and spiritual abominations, which included idolatry and breaking the covenant with God. This sets the stage for a longer allegory in the chapter that compares Jerusalem's history to an unfaithful wife.
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