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Ezekiel 14:3
3‘Son of man, these men like to worship idols. They allow those idols to cause them to do wicked things. So I should not allow them to ask me anything.
Ezekiel 14:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
Context of Ezekiel 14:3
1Some of the leaders of Israel came to talk to me. They sat down in front of me. 2Then the Lord gave this message to me: ‘Son of man, these men like to worship idols. They allow those idols to cause them to do wicked things. So I should not allow them to ask me anything. 4You must speak to them. Say, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: One of these men who like to worships idols may want to ask me something. Those men allow their idols to cause them to do wicked things. So if one of them goes to a prophet to find out something, I will give him an answer! I will give him the answer that he deserves because of his many idols! 5Israel's people have turned away from me because of their idols. So I will give them an answer that will bring them back to worship me.”
Read all of Ezekiel 14Ezekiel 14:3 word by word
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ הֶעֱל֤וּ גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙ עַל־לִבָּ֔ם וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹל עֲוֹנָ֔ם נָתְנ֖וּ נֹ֣כַח פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם הַאִדָּרֹ֥שׁ אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- these menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- have set upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
- their idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
- in their heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- the stumblingblockמִכְשׁוֹלmikshôl mikshôl · stumblingH4383
- of their iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- beforeנֹ֫כַחnôkach · beforeH5227
- their faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- should I be enquiredדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
Cross-references for Ezekiel 14:3
- Ezekiel 6:9When they are living as prisoners among those other nations, they will remember me. They will realize that they made me very sad because they were not faithful to me. They stopped worshipping me. Instead, they chose to worship idols. Then they will be ashamed of themselves, because of all the disgusting things which they have done.
- Ezekiel 11:21But it will be different for those who continue to worship their disgusting idols. I will punish them as they deserve because of the evil things that they have done. That is what the Almighty Lord says.’
- Ezekiel 20:16I refused to take them there because they had not obeyed my laws and my commands. They did not obey my rules for Sabbath says. Instead, they liked to worship their idols.
- Ezekiel 36:25You will become pure, as if I splash you with clean water. I will remove all the things that make you unclean. I will take away the idols that you worship.
- Jeremiah 17:1‘The people of Judah love to do bad things. Their sins are deep inside them. It is like they are written on their hearts and on the horns of their altars. They are written with an iron pen. Nobody can remove the list of their sins.
- Ephesians 5:5You can be sure about this: If anyone has sex in a wrong way, that person does not belong to God's people. Nobody who does any kind of disgusting thing belongs to God's people. People who want many things just to please themselves are like people who worship an idol. They also do not belong to God's people. Nobody like that belongs to the kingdom where Christ and God rule. They will not receive the good things that God has prepared for his people.
- Ezekiel 3:20A righteous person may stop doing things that are right. He may start to do bad things. Then I will put him in danger. He will die as punishment for his sins. I will not remember the good things that he did. But if you have not warned him of the danger, I will say that you are guilty. It is as if you killed him yourself.
- Ezekiel 7:19They will throw their silver away in the streets. They will think that their gold has no value, like dirt. Their silver and their gold will not be able to save them on the day of the Lord's great anger. When they are hungry, their money will not buy them any food. It is their riches that have caused them to do wicked things.
- Ezekiel 44:12But I promise that I will punish them as they deserve for their sin. That is because they helped the people to worship their idols. In that way, they caused Israel's people to do bad things. I, the Almighty Lord, promise that I will punish them.
- Jeremiah 44:16‘We do not believe that your message really comes from the Lord.
- Zephaniah 1:3I will remove men and animals. I will remove the birds that fly in the air. I will also remove the fish that live in the sea. I will remove all the bad people. Bad people cause trouble for other people. Yes, I will remove all the people from the ground. It is the Lord who is speaking.
- 1 Peter 2:8The Bible also says this: ‘This stone will cause people to fall to the ground. It is a rock that will make them fall down.’ They fall down like that because they refuse to obey God's message. God already decided that this would happen to them.
- Revelation 2:14But I have a few things to say against you. Some people among you agree with what Balaam taught long ago. He taught Balak to do a bad thing against God's people. Balak caused the Israelite people to do wrong things. As a result, they ate food that people had given to idols. They also had sex with people who were not their husbands or wives.
- Ezekiel 20:3‘Son of man, speak to the leaders of Israel. Tell them, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: You say that you want a message from me. I promise you this, as surely as I live: I will not allow you to come to me like that.”
- 1 Samuel 28:6Saul asked the Lord what he should do. But the Lord did not answer him in any way. He did not give Saul a dream. He did not use the Urim. He did not give a message to the prophets.
- 2 Kings 3:13Elisha said to the king of Israel, ‘We have nothing to say to each other! Instead, go to the prophets that your father and your mother liked to listen to.’ The king of Israel replied, ‘No! The Lord told us three kings to come here together. Now he is putting us under Moab's power.’
Commentaries on Ezekiel 14:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3These men have set up their idols in their heart - Not only in their houses; in the streets; but they had them in their hearts. These were stumbling-blocks of iniquity; they fell over them, and broke the neck of their souls. And should God be inquired of by such miscreants as these?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The leaders of the exiled community of Israel visited Ezekiel again, likely seeking encouragement (see Ezekiel 8:1; 20:1). The people were involved in similar sins, such as idolatry, that also affected those in Judah (see Ezekiel 8:10–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. heart ... face--The heart is first corrupted, and then the outward manifestation of idol-worship follows; they set their idols before their eyes. With all their pretense of consulting God now, they have not even put away their idols outwardly; implying gross contempt of God. "Set up," literally, "aloft"; implying that their idols had gained the supreme ascendancy over them. stumbling-block of ... iniquity--See Pr 3:21, 23, "Let not them (God's laws)…Read the comment
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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
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