NET Bible
"“‘But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for their sin."
— Ezekiel 44:10, NET Bible
“And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.”
“But the Levites that went far from me, when Israel went astray, that went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity. ”
“But the Levites who went far from me, when Israel went astray, who went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.”
“Moreover the Levites that went away far from me, when the children of Israel went astray, and have wandered from me after their idols, and have borne their iniquity:”
“But as for the Levites, who went far from me, when Israel went out of the right way, turning away from me to go after their images; their punishment will come on them.”
“And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.”
When you bring foreigners, those uncircumcised in heart and in flesh, into my sanctuary, you desecrate it– even my house– when you offer my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant by all your abominable practices.
You have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have assigned foreigners to keep charge of my sanctuary for you.
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: No foreigner, who is uncircumcised in heart and flesh among all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, will enter into my sanctuary.
“‘But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for their sin.
Yet they will be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they will stand before them to minister to them.
Because they used to minister to them before their idols, and became a sinful obstacle to the house of Israel, consequently I have made a vow concerning them, declares the Sovereign LORD, that they will be responsible for their sin.
They will not come near me to serve me as priest, nor will they come near any of my holy things, the things which are most sacred. They will bear the shame of the abominable deeds they have committed.