Ezekiel 20:32

And the plan of your mind will not occur, saying: ‘We will be like the Gentiles, and like the families of the earth, so that we worship what is wood and stone.’

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In The King James Version

And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

In Context

31And you are being defiled by all of your idols, even to this day, by the oblation of your gifts, when you lead your sons through the fire. And should I respond to you, O house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord God, I will not answer you.

33As I live, says the Lord God, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured forth.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:36May the Lord lead you and your king, whom you will have appointed over yourself, into a nation which you and your fathers have not known. And there you will serve foreign gods, of wood and of stone.

Deuteronomy 29:17you saw their abominations and filth, that is, their idols of wood and of stone, of silver and of gold, which they worshipped,

Psalms 33:10Fear the Lord, all you his saints. For there is no destitution for those who fear him.

Proverbs 19:21There are many intentions in the heart of a man. But the will of the Lord shall stand firm.

Jeremiah 44:17But we will continue to do every word which proceeds from our own mouth, so that we sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and we pour out libations to her, just as we and our fathers have done, our kings and our leaders, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For we were filled with bread, and it was well with us, and we saw no evil.

Lamentations 3:37MEM. Who is this, who said to do what the Lord did not command?

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 20:28-33

The Rebellions of Israel. ( b. c. 592.) 27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made… Read the whole commentary →

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