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19 lines
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# became stumbling blocks for sin for the house of Israel
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"became people who caused the house of Israel to sin"
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# I will lift up my hand to swear an oath
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"I will solemnly swear". A person would raise his right hand to show that he realized that God would punish him if he did not do what he swore to do. See Ezekiel 20:6.
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# against them
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"that I will punish them"
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# this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration
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"this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared". Yahweh speaks of himself to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See Ezekiel 5:11.
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# they will bear their punishment
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"I will certainly punish them" |