Ezekiel 20:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ezekiel 20:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 20:31 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 20:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When you offer your gifts, when you make your sons pass through the fire, do you pollute yourselves with all your idols to this day? Should I be inquired of by you, house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will not be inquired of by you!”

Ezekiel 20:31 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 20:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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; ”

Ezekiel 20:31 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 20:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Ezekiel 20:31 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 20:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Ezekiel 20:31 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 20:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For when you offer your giftes, and make your sonnes to passe through the fire, you pollute your selues with all your idoles vnto this day: shall I answere you when I am asked, O house of Israel? As I liue, saith the Lord God, I wil not answere you when I am asked.”

Ezekiel 20:31 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 20:31 in Context — Ezekiel 20

29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?

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.

32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

33 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

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What Does Ezekiel 20:31 Mean?

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