en_tn_condensed/ezk/20/08.md

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# General Information:
Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the elders of Israel.
# they rebelled against me
The word "they" refers to "the descendants of the house of Jacob."
# were unwilling to listen to me
"would not obey me"
# the detestable things from before his eyes
Yahweh speaks of the people worshiping the detestable things as if they had placed those idols in front of their eyes. Alternate translation: "the detestable things that he worshiped" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# to pour out my fury upon them
Yahweh speaks of expressing his fury by punishing them as if his fury were a liquid that he poured out on them. Alternate translation: "to act against them in my fury" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])