Revised Version 1895
Ezekiel 20:1-38
1And itcameH935topassH935in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, in thefifthבַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ba.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayH2320of themonthH2320, thatcertainH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935toinquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeH6440meH6440.
3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Are yecomeבָּאִ֑יםba.'ImH935toinquireהֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁha.lid.RoshH1875ofmeאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413? As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, I willnotאִם־'im-H518beinquiredאִדָּרֵ֣שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of byyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859.
5andsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordH3068GODאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: In thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when Ichoseבָּחֳרִ֣יbo.cho.RiH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֣אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5375minehandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027unto theseedלְזֶ֙רַע֙le.Ze.ra'H2233of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andmadeH3045myselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589knownH3045unto them in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, when Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5375minehandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027unto them,SayingH559, I am theLORDH3068yourGodH430;
6in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Iliftedנָשָׂ֤אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upH5375minehandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027unto them, tobringלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intoאֶל־'el-H413alandאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776that I had espied for them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is the glory ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776:
7And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto them,CastH7993yeawayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993everyH376manH376theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, anddefileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930notאַל־'al-H408yourselves with theidolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
8But theyrebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784againstH5921meH413, and wouldnotH3808hearken untomeH413; theydidH3808notH3808everyH376manH376castH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,neitherH3808didH3808theyforsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I wouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534uponH5921them, toaccomplishלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615myangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639againstH5921them in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
9But I wrought for myname’sשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, that it shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115beprofanedהֵחֵ֛לhe.ChelH2490in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, amongwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they were, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869Imadeוָאַ֙עַשׂ֙va.'A.'asH6213myselfH3045knownH3045unto them, inbringingH3318themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
13But thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784againstH5921meH5921in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057: theywalkedהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980notלֹא־lo'-H3808in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֨יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and theyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941,whichH834ifH834amanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213, he shallliveH1980in them; and mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676theygreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966profanedחִלְּל֣וּchi.le.LuH2490: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I wouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֧יcha.ma.TiH2534uponH5921them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, toconsumeלְכַלּוֹתָֽם׃le.kha.lo.TamH3615them.
14But I wrought for myname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, that it shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115beprofanedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869IbroughtH3318themoutH3318.
15Moreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571also Iliftedנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upH5375myhandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027unto them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, that I wouldnotלְבִלְתִּי֩le.vil.TiH1115bringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935themintoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834I hadgivenנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichH834is the glory ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776;
16becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588theyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988myjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941, andwalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980notלֹא־lo'-H3808in mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708, andprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: for theirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820wentהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theiridolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.
18And Isaidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559unto theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, Walk yenotאַל־'al-H408in thestatutesבְּחוּקֵּ֤יbe.chu.KeiH2706of yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,neitherאַל־'al-H408observeתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104theirjudgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖םmish.pe.tei.HemH4941,norאַל־'al-H408defileתִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with theiridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544:
21But thechildrenהַבָּנִ֗יםha.ba.NimH1121rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784againstH5921meH5921; theywalkedהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808keptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֨יmish.pa.TaiH4941todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them,whichH834ifH834amanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213, he shallliveH1980in them; theyprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I wouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534uponH5921them, toaccomplishלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615myangerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639againstH5921them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
22Nevertheless Iwithdrewוַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙va.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725minehandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027, and wrought for myname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, that it shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115heprofanedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, inwhoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869IbroughtH3318themforthH3318.
23Moreoverגַּם־gam-H1571Iliftedנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upH5375minehandיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027unto them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, that I wouldscatterH2219them among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, anddisperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219themthroughH3027thecountriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776,
24becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808executed myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941, but hadrejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988mystatutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and hadprofanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, and theireyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereafterוְאַחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310theirfathers’אֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544.
26and I polluted them in their owngiftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979, in that theycausedH834topassבְּהַעֲבִ֖ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674throughH5674the fireallכָּל־kol-H3605that openeth thewombרָ֑חַםRa.chamH7356, that I mightmakeH3045themdesolateאֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם'a.shi.MemH8074, to the end that they mightknowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
27Therefore,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696unto thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: In thismoreoverH3541have yourfathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1blasphemedגִּדְּפ֤וּgi.de.FuH1442meH413, in that they havecommittedבְּמַעֲלָ֥םbe.ma.'a.LamH4603atrespassמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604againstH413meH413.
28For when I hadbroughtוָאֲבִיאֵם֙va.'a.vi.'EmH935themintoH413thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iliftedנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375upH5375minehandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027togiveH5414unto them, then theysawוַיִּרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH7200everyכָל־khol-H3605highרָמָ֜הra.MahH7311hillגִּבְעָ֨הgiv.'AhH1389, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thicktreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, and theyofferedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076there theirsacrificesH2077, and there theypresentedH5414the provocation of their offering, there also theymadeH5414their sweet savour, and they pouredoutH413there their drinkofferingsH2077.
30WhereforesayH559unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:DoH1870ye pollute yourselvesafterH310themannerH1870of yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1? and go ye a whoringafterH310theirabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251?
31and when yeofferוּבִשְׂאֵ֣תu.vis.'EtH5375yourgiftsמַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979, when yemakeנִטְמְאִ֤֨יםnit.me.'ImH2930yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֨םbe.nei.KhemH1121topassבְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩be.ha.'a.VirH5674throughH5674thefireבָּאֵ֜שׁba.'EshH784,doH518ye pollute yourselves withallלְכָל־le.kholH3605youridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544, unto thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117? and shall I beinquiredאִדָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of byyouH859, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, I willnotH518beinquiredאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of byyouH859:
32and thatwhichH834comethintoעַל־'al-H5921yourmindר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םru.cha.KhemH7307shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be atallוְהָֽעֹלָה֙ve.ha.'o.LahH5927; in that yesayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,WeH834will be as thenationsכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471, as thefamiliesכְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתke.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thecountriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, toserveלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.
33As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,surelyH518with amightyחֲזָקָ֜הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֨דbe.YadH3027, and with astretchedH5186outH5186armוּבִזְר֧וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, and withfuryוּבְחֵמָ֥הu.ve.che.MahH2534pouredשְׁפוּכָ֖הshe.fu.KhahH8210outH5186, will I bekingאֶמְל֥וֹךְ'em.LokhH4427overyouH518:
34and I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318youH834outH3318from thepeoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971, and willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908youH834outH3318of thecountriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whereinH834ye arescatteredנְפוֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327, with amightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027, and with astretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186outH3318armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, and withfuryוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534pouredשְׁפוּכָֽה׃she.fu.KhahH8210outH3318.
38and I willpurgeוּבָרוֹתִ֣יu.va.ro.TiH1305outH3318from amongyouכִּי־ki-H3588therebelsהַמֹּרְדִ֤יםha.mo.re.DimH4775, and them thattransgressוְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ve.ha.po.she.'ImH6586againstH413meH413; I willbringH935themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776whereH4033theysojournH4033, but they shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808enterH935intoH413thelandH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
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
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