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Ezekiel 20

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 48

1 And it was in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth of the month, men came from the elders of Israel to inquire of Jehovah, and sat before me.

2 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

3 Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah: Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live, a statement of the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.

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Chapter Summary

Jehovah refuses to listen to the elders of Israel. Their rebellions in Egypt and in the land. He promises to gather them by the gospel.

Key Hebrew Words

גִּלּוּל idols H1544 · TWOT 353h
מָרָה rebel H4784 · TWOT 1242
חֻקָּה statutes H2708 · TWOT 728b
מִשְׁפָּט judgments H4941 · TWOT 2443c
שַׁבָּת sabbaths H7676 · TWOT 2323b
חָלַל profane H2490 · TWOT 660

People & Context

Ezekiel

The prophet, addressed as "son of man," who receives Jehovah's word for the elders of Israel.

Jacob

Patriarch named as ancestor of Israel: Jehovah lifted His hand to the seed of the house of Jacob.

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