Ezekiel 20:3 — Bible Verse (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.”
Ezekiel 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I will not be inquired of by you.”’”
Ezekiel 20:3 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Ezekiel 20:3 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To seek Me are ye coming in? I live--I am not sought by you--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.”
Ezekiel 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Are ye come to inquire of me? [As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you. ”
Ezekiel 20:3 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Sonne of man, speake vnto the Elders of Israel, and say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Are ye come to enquire of me? as I liue, sayth the Lord God, when I am asked, I wil not answer you.”
Ezekiel 20:3 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 20:3 in Context — Ezekiel 20
1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me.
2 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,
3 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.
4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God;
What Does Ezekiel 20:3 Mean?
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