# General Information:

Yahweh continues to speak to the people of Israel and Judah.

# Lord Yahweh

See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:4](../02/04.md).

# Because you are more troublesome than

"because your sinfulness is worse than" or "because you are more unruly than"

# that surround you

"that are all around you."

# have not walked in my statutes

Walking is a metaphor for the way a person lives. Alternate translation: "have not lived according to my statutes" or "have not obeyed my statutes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# or acted according to my decrees

"or obeyed my decrees"