Ezekiel 20:1

Ezekiel 20:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)In the seventh year, in the fifth month on the tenth day, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.

Context of Ezekiel 20:1

In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me. 2Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 20:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י׀ בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ית בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בָּ֧אוּ אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• In the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• on the tenthעָשׂוֹר‛âώôr ‛âώôr · tenH6218
• dayחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• of the fifth monthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• some of the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• cameאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• to inquireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and they sat downיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• before meפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:1

• Ezekiel 20:27Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.
• Ezekiel 1:2On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
• Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.
• Ezekiel 24:1In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 26:1In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 29:1In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 30:20In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 31:1In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 32:1In the twelfth year, on the first day of the twelfth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 40:1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there.
• Ezekiel 14:1Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
• Ezekiel 33:30As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD!’
• 1 Kings 14:2and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
• 1 Kings 22:15When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
• 2 Kings 3:13Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
• Isaiah 29:13Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 20:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the seventh year - Of the captivity of Jeconiah, (see Ezekiel 8:1;), and the seventh of the reign of Zedekiah. The fifth month, the tenth day - That is, according to Abp. Usher, Monday, August 27, A.M. 3411. Certain of the elders of Israel - What these came to inquire about is not known. They were doubtless hypocrites and deceivers, from the manner in which God commands the prophet to treat them. It seems to have been such a deputation of elders as…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The elders of Israel - These were as in Ezekiel 14:1, some of Ezekiel‘s fellow-exiles, designated in general terms by the name of Israel, though more properly belonging to the kingdom of Judah.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The elders of Israel are reminded of the idolatry in Egypt. (Ezek 20:1-9) In the wilderness. (Ezek 20:10-26) In Canaan. (Ezek 20:27-32) God promises to pardon and restore them. (Ezek 20:33-44) Prophecy against Jerusalem. (Ezek 20:45-49) Verses 1-9 . Those hearts are wretchedly hardened which ask God leave to go on in sin, and that even when suffering for it; see Ezek 20:32. God is justly angry with those who are resolved to go on still in their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3In the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, five more years remained before Jerusalem's destruction. The leaders (literally elders) of Israel, who were the community's elders in exile, came to Ezekiel again, seeking a message from the Lord (compare Ezekiel 8:1; 14:1). Normally, it is good to seek a message from the Lord. But these leaders had already been judged because their motives were divided (see Ezekiel 14). They did not truly seek God with…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-323. The chapter falls into two great parts: Eze 20:1-32, the recital of the people's rebellions during five distinct periods: in Egypt, the wilderness, on the borders of Canaan when a new generation arose, in Canaan, and in the time of the prophet. I will not be inquired of by you--because their moral state precluded them from capability of knowing the will of God (Psa 66:18; Pr 28:9; Joh 7:17).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings