That I may take the house of Israel, &c.— "That I may deal with them according to their deserts, and thereby convince them that I am a searcher of hearts, and know the inward and secret wickedness of their thoughts."
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Ezekiel 14:5
5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.