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Ezekiel 20:3

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.

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ASV

Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Is it to inquire of me that ye are come? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.

KJV

Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121 →
אָדָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120 →
דַּבֵּ֞רda.BerspeakH1696 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
זִקְנֵ֤יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
הֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁha.lid.Rosh¿ to consultH1875 →
אֹתִ֖י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853 →
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.Tem[are] youH859 →
בָּאִ֑יםba.'ImcomingH935 →
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416 →
אָ֙נִי֙'a.niof meH589 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
אִדָּרֵ֣שׁ'i.da.ReshI will let myself be consultedH1875 →
לָכֶ֔םla.Khemby you
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002 →
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3069 →

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Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?Ezekiel 36:37This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.Matthew 15:8–9‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Micah 3:7Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”Psalms 50:15–21Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”Proverbs 28:9Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.Ezekiel 14:3–4“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.Isaiah 1:12When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?Ezekiel 20:31When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!Matthew 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?John 4:24God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”Luke 3:7Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?Ezekiel 14:7–8For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.Zechariah 7:13And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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