Ezekiel 44:12-16 ⌊because⌋* they used to serve them ⌊before⌋* their idols and they were for the house of Israel like a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore ⌊I swore⌋* concerning them," ⌊declares⌋* the Lord Yahweh, "that they will bear their iniquity.

LEB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² _⌊because_⌋* they used to serve them _⌊before_⌋* their idols and they were for the house of Israel like a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore _⌊I swore_⌋* concerning them," _⌊declares_⌋* the Lord Yahweh, "that they will bear their iniquity. ¹³ And they shall not approach me to serve as a priest for me and to come near to all of* my holy objects, _⌊to the most holy objects_⌋, * and they will bear their disgrace and the results of their detestable things they have done. ¹⁴ And I will appoint them as the keepers of the responsibility of* the temple, for all of its work* and _⌊everything_⌋ *which will be done in it. ¹⁵ But the Levitical priests, the descendants* of Zadok, who cared for the responsibility of my sanctuary _⌊when the Israelites went astray_⌋* from me, they will approach me to serve me, and they will stand _⌊before me_⌋* to offer to me fat and blood," _⌊declares_⌋* the Lord Yahweh. ¹⁶ "They shall come to my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table to serve me, and they will observe my requirement.