Ezekiel 14:5

Ezekiel 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
• New International Version (NIV)I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)that I may lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, who are all estranged from me through their idols.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that I may seize the house of Israel by their heart, because they are all estranged from Me by their idols.” ’

Context of Ezekiel 14:5

3“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be consulted by them at all? 4Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the Lord will be brought to give him an answer in the matter in view of the multitude of his idols, in order to lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel who are estranged from Me through all their idols.”’ 6“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Repent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away from all your abominations. 7For anyone of the house of Israel or of the immigrants who stay in Israel who separates himself from Me, sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me for himself, I the Lord will be brought to answer him in My own person.

Ezekiel 14:5 word by word

לְמַ֛עַן תְּפֹ֥שׂ אֶת־בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּלִבָּ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָזֹ֙רוּ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י בְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ם כֻּלָּֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• in orderמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• to layתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• the heartsלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• estrangedזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• from Me through allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544

Cross-references for Ezekiel 14:5

• Ezekiel 14:9“But if the prophet is prevailed upon to speak a word, it is I, the Lord, who have prevailed upon that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.
• Hosea 10:2Their heart is faithless; Now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars And destroy their sacred pillars.
• Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
• Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked-- You are grown fat, thick, and sleek-- Then he forsook God who made him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
• Isaiah 1:4Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the Lord, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him.
• Jeremiah 2:5Thus says the Lord, “What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty?
• Zechariah 11:8Then I annihilated the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also was weary of me.
• Romans 1:21For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
• Romans 8:7because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.
• Ephesians 4:18being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
• Colossians 1:21And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds,
• Hebrews 3:12Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 14:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5That I may take … - i. e., that I may take them, as in a snare, deceived by their own heart.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The exiles acted as if they were seeking the Lord. But they were only going through the motions. They performed the outward actions, yet their hearts had turned away from him. They were worshiping idols, which the Lord calls detestable (deeply hateful and unclean). It was easy for them to think that Babylon’s many military victories proved something. They could begin to believe that real power belonged to the Babylonian gods, not to the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. That I may take--that is, unveil and overtake with punishment the dissimulation and impiety of Israel hid in their own heart. Or, rather, "That I may punish them by answering them after their own hearts"; corresponding to "according to the multitude of his idols" (see on Eze 14:4); an instance is given in Eze 14:9; Ro 1:28; 2Th 2:11, God giving them up in wrath to their own lie. idols--though pretending to "inquire" of Me, "in their hearts" they are…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