Ezekiel 33:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”
Ezekiel 33:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 33:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 33:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.”
Ezekiel 33:31 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 33:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain. ”
Ezekiel 33:31 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 33:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee--My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.”
Ezekiel 33:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 33:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their dishonest gain. ”
Ezekiel 33:31 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 33:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they come vnto thee, as the people vseth to come: and my people sit before thee, and heare thy wordes, but they will not doe them: for with their mouthes they make iestes, and their heart goeth after their couetousnesse.”
Ezekiel 33:31 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 33:31 in Context — Ezekiel 33
29 Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
30 Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord.
31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
What Does Ezekiel 33:31 Mean?
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