Ezekiel Chapter 20 verse 31 Holy Bible

ASV Ezekiel 20:31

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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BBE Ezekiel 20:31

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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DARBY Ezekiel 20:31

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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KJV Ezekiel 20:31

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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WBT Ezekiel 20:31


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WEB Ezekiel 20:31

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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YLT Ezekiel 20:31

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