Ezekiel 8:11

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There stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel; and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the cloud of incense went up.

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Jerusalem was Judah’s capital and the site of the temple, where God had placed his name and covenant worship. In Ezekiel’s vision, the city’s temple precincts become the setting for leaders secretly practicing idolatry, exposing Judah’s deep covenant unfaithfulness.

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Ezekiel 8:11 mentions Jerusalem.

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