Verse 24
wastes = ruins.
the land of Israel = the soil of Israel. Hebrew ' admath. Not the same word as in Ezekiel 33:28 , which is 'eretz . See note on Ezekiel 11:17 .
Ye eat with the blood = eat over ( 'al ) the blood: i.e. over or near (as the heathen in their necromancy). Reference to Pentateuch (not to Deuteronomy 12:16 (where it is lo = not), but to Leviticus 19:26 (where it is ' al = over), as here, and where it is connected with the idolatrous practices of the heathen.
idols = manufactured gods.
shall ye. ? Note the Figure of speech Protests ( App-6 ).
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