Ezekiel 20:39

20:39 “‘As for you, O house of Israel, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Each of you go and serve your idols, ¹  if you will not listen to me. ²  But my holy name will not be profaned ³  again by your sacrifices ⁴  and your idols.

[20:39]  ¹ sn Compare the irony here to Amos 4:4 and Jer 44:25.

[20:39]  ² tn Heb “and after, if you will not listen to me.” The translation leaves out “and after” for smoothness. The text is difficult. M. Greenberg (Ezekiel [AB], 1:374) suggests that it may mean “but afterwards, if you will not listen to me…” with an unspoken threat.

[20:39]  ³ sn A similar concept may be found in Lev 18:21; 20:3.

[20:39]  ⁴ tn Or “gifts.”