Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 20:2
2The word of Adonai came to me saying:
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Context of Ezekiel 20:2
1On the tenth day of the fifth month of the seventh year, some of the elders of Israel came to seek Adonai. They sat before me. The word of Adonai came to me saying: 3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel. Say to them, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live’—it is a declaration of Adonai—‘I will not be inquired of by you.’ 4“Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Make them know the detestable practices of their fathers.
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:2
- Isaiah 1:12When you come to appear before Me, who has required this at your hand— trampling My courts?
- Matthew 3:7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Luke 3:7Therefore John was saying to the crowds that came out to be immersed by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts. They have put the stumbling block of their iniquity right before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?
- 1 Samuel 28:6When Saul inquired of Adonai, Adonai did not answer, neither by dreams nor by Urim or prophets.
- Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble. When I rescue you, you will honor Me.”
- Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Adonai, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
- Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more when he brings it with evil intent?
- Proverbs 28:9One who turns his ear from hearing Torah —even his prayer is an abomination.
- Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you. When you multiply prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood!”
- Micah 3:7So the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be abashed. Indeed all of them will cover their lips, for there will be no answer from God.
- Matthew 15:8‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
- John 4:24God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 20:2
- 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
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