Ezekiel 14:7

Ezekiel 14:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing in Israel separate themselves from me and set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet to inquire of me, I the Lord will answer them myself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel, who separates himself from me, taking his idols into his heart and putting the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to a prophet to consult me through him, I the Lord will answer him myself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For anyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who separates himself from Me and sets up his idols in his heart and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, then comes to a prophet to inquire of him concerning Me, I the Lord will answer him by Myself.

Context of Ezekiel 14:7

5so that I may take hold of the house of Israel by their hearts. They are all estranged from me because of their idols.’ 6“Therefore, say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your detestable things. For when anyone from the house of Israel or from the aliens who reside in Israel separates himself from me, setting up idols in his heart and putting his sinful stumbling block in front of himself, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of me, I, the Lord, will answer him myself. 8I will turn against that one and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 9“‘But if the prophet is deceived and speaks a message, it was I, the Lord, who deceived that prophet. I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.

Ezekiel 14:7 word by word

כִּי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּמֵהַגֵּר֮ אֲשֶׁר־יָג֣וּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְיִנָּזֵ֣ר מֵֽאַחֲרַ֗י וְיַ֤עַל גִּלּוּלָיו֙ אֶל־לִבּ֔וֹ וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹל עֲוֹנ֔וֹ יָשִׂ֖ים נֹ֣כַח פָּנָ֑יו וּבָ֤א אֶל־הַנָּבִיא֙ לִדְרָשׁ־ל֣וֹ בִ֔י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נַֽעֲנֶה־לּ֖וֹ בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For every oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• or of the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• that sojournethגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• which separatethנָזַרnâzar · to dedicateH5144
• himself from meאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• and setteth upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• his idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• in his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• and puttethשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• the stumblingblockמִכְשׁוֹלmikshôl mikshôl · stumblingH4383
• of his iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• beforeנֹ֫כַחnôkach · beforeH5227
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to a prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• to enquireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• of him concerning me; I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030

Cross-references for Ezekiel 14:7

• Exodus 12:48If an alien resides among you and wants to observe the Lord’s Passover, every male in his household must be circumcised, and then he may participate; he will become like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person may eat it.
• Exodus 20:10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work — you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your livestock, or the resident alien who is within your city gates.
• Leviticus 16:29“This is to be a permanent statute for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month you are to practice self-denial and do no work, both the native and the alien who resides among you.
• Leviticus 20:2“Say to the Israelites: Any Israelite or alien residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death; the people of the country are to stone him.
• Leviticus 24:22You are to have the same law for the resident alien and the native, because I am the Lord your God.”
• Numbers 15:15The assembly is to have the same statute for both you and the resident alien as a permanent statute throughout your generations. You and the alien will be alike before the Lord.
• Hosea 4:14I will not punish your daughters when they act promiscuously or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, for the men themselves go off with prostitutes and make sacrifices with cult prostitutes. People without discernment are doomed.
• Hosea 9:10I discovered Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your ancestors like the first fruit of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, consecrated themselves to Shame, and became abhorrent, like the thing they loved.
• Jude 1:19These people create divisions and are worldly, not having the Spirit.
• Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and have put their sinful stumbling blocks in front of themselves. Should I actually let them inquire of me?
• Ezekiel 33:30“As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One person speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear what the message is that comes from the Lord!’
• 2 Kings 8:8So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift with you and go meet the man of God. Inquire of the Lord through him, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”
• Isaiah 58:1“Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.
• Jeremiah 21:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah, asking,
• Jeremiah 37:1Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim, for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made him king.
• Jeremiah 38:14King Zedekiah sent for the prophet Jeremiah and received him at the third entrance of the Lord’s temple. The king said to Jeremiah, “I am going to ask you something; don’t hide anything from me.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 14:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And cometh to a prophet - Generally supposed to mean a false prophet. I the Lord will answer him by myself - I shall discover to him, by my own true prophet, what shall be the fruit of his ways. So, while their false prophets were assuring them of peace and prosperity, God's prophets were predicting the calamities that afterwards fell upon them. Yet they believed the false prophets in preference to the true. Ahab, about to engage with the Syrians, who had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The stranger - They who sojourned among Israel, though they were not of Israel, were bound to abstain from idol-worship Leviticus 17:10; Leviticus 20:2. By myself - Or, as in Ezekiel 14:4, “according to” Myself. He who comes to inquire with a heart full of idolatry shall have his answer, (1) “according to the multitude of his idols” - in delusion, (2) “according to the holiness of God” - in punishment. The inquiry was hypocritical and unreal - but God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7When people rebel against God and then ask for his guidance, they should expect only one answer: Repent (turn back from wrongdoing and return to God).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. stranger--the proselyte, tolerated in Israel only on condition of worshipping no God but Jehovah (Le 17:8, 9). inquire of him concerning me--that is, concerning My will. by myself--not by word, but by deed, that is, by judgments, marking My hand and direct agency; instead of answering him through the prophet he consults. Fairbairn translates, as it is the same Hebrew as in the previous clause, "concerning Me," it is natural that God should use the same…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 14:7

• Hypocrisy
• Idolatry
• Judgments
• Stumbling

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• Israel
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• Jacob, Israel
• Lothing
• Idolatry
• Resurrection
• Separate

Commentaries on Ezekiel 14

• 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