Ezekiel 20:32
And that which cometh up into your mind shall not at all come to pass, [namely,] that ye say, We will be like the nations, like the families of the [other] countries, to serve wood and stone.
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Deuteronomy 28:36The Lord will drive thee, and thy king whom thou wilt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and thou wilt serve there strange gods, of wood and stone.
Deuteronomy 29:17(29:16) And ye saw their abominations, and their idols, of wood and stone, silver and gold, which they had with them:)
Psalms 33:10The Lord frustrateth the resolves of the nations: he bringeth to nought the thoughts of the people.
Proverbs 19:21There are many thoughts in a man's heart; but the counsel of the Lord alone will stand firm.
Jeremiah 44:17For to a surety we will do all the word that is gone forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: when we had plenty of food, and fared well, and saw no evil.
Lamentations 3:37Who is he that saith aught, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord hath not ordained it?
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 →