Ezekiel 14:1
And there came to me men of the people of Israel, of the elders, and sat before me.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
In Context
2And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Cross References
Isaiah 21:12I watch in the morning and the night: if thou wouldest enquire, enquire, and dwell by me.
Ezekiel 8:1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the fifth month, on the fifth day of the month, I was sitting in the house, and the elders of Juda were sitting before me: and the hand of the Lord came upon me.
Ezekiel 20:3Son of man, speak to the elders of the house of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, I will not be enquired of by you, saith the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 14:1
Hearing the word, and prayer, are two great ordinances of God, in which we are to give honour to him and may hope to find favour and acceptance with him; and yet in this chapter, to our great surprise, we find some waiting upon God in the one and some in the other and yet not meeting with success as they expected. I. The elders of Israel come to hear the word, and enquire of the prophet, but, because they are not duly qualified, they meet with a rebuke instead of acceptance ( ver. 1-5 ) and are called upon to… Read the whole commentary →