Ezekiel Chapter 20 verse 31 Holy Bible
and when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, do ye pollute yourselves with all your idols unto this day? and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you;
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And when you give your offerings, causing your sons to go through the fire, you make yourselves unclean with all your images to this day; and will you come to me for directions, O children of Israel? By my life, says the Lord, you will get no direction from me.
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And when ye offer your gifts, making your sons to pass through the fire, ye defile yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day; and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? [As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.
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For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
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and when you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, do you pollute yourselves with all your idols to this day? and shall I be inquired of by you, house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will not be inquired of by you;
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And in the offering of your gifts, In causing your sons to pass through fire, Ye are defiled by all your idols to this day, And I am sought by you, O house of Israel! I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I am not sought by you.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31) I will not be enquired of by you.--This takes up the refrain of Ezekiel 20:3, and with the following verse fitly closes this portion of the prophecy which was introduced by the coming of the elders to enquire.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhen you offerוּבִשְׂאֵ֣ת (ū·ḇiś·’êṯ)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5375: To lift, carry, takeyour gifts,מַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡ם (mat·tə·nō·ṯê·ḵem)Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 4979: A present, a sacrificial offering, a bribesacrificing your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֨ם (bə·nê·ḵem)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 1121: A sonin the fire,בָּאֵ֜שׁ (bā·’êš)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 784: A fireyouאַתֶּם֩ (’at·tem)Pronoun - second person masculine pluralStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youcontinue to defileנִטְמְאִ֤֨ים (niṭ·mə·’îm)Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 2930: To be or become uncleanyourselves with allלְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyyour idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙ (gil·lū·lê·ḵem)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 1544: A log, an idoltoעַד־ (‘aḏ-)PrepositionStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whilethis day.הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A daySo should Iוַאֲנִ֛י (wa·’ă·nî)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Ibe consulted by you,אִדָּרֵ֥שׁ (’id·dā·rêš)Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worshipO houseבֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseof Israel?יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descAs surely asאָ֗נִי (’ā·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: II live,חַי־ (ḥay-)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifedeclaresנְאֻם֙ (nə·’um)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5002: An oraclethe Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 136: The LordGOD,יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3069: YHWHI will notאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notbe consultedאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ (’id·dā·rêš)Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worshipby you!לָכֶֽם׃ (lā·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's 0: 0Jump to PreviousCause Enquired Fire Gifts House Idols Inquired Israel Live Making Offer Offering Pollute Yourselves