Ezekiel 20:3
Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Are ye come to inquire of me? [As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.
Darby Translation
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In Context
2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Cross References
1 Samuel 28:6And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Ezekiel 14:1And there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Ezekiel 14:7For every one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet to inquire of me by him, I Jehovah will answer him by myself;
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 20:2-5
The Prophet Consulted by the Elders. ( b. c. 592.) 1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord , and sat before me. 2 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God , I will not be enquired of by you. 4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge… Read the whole commentary →