Ezekiel 14:1
Then came there unto me certain men of the elders of Israel, and sat down before me.
Leeser Tanakh
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 unto me, saying,
Cross References
Isaiah 21:12The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will desire, desire ye; return, come again.
Ezekiel 8:1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, that I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there fell upon me there the inspiration of the Lord Eternal.
Ezekiel 20:3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Is it to inquire of me that ye are coming? as I live, I will not let myself be inquired of by you, saith the Lord Eternal.
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 →