Ezekiel 20

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that acertain of the elders of Israel came to inquire 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 inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, bI will not be inquired of by you. 4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? ccause them to know the abominations of their fathers: 5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when dI chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself eknown unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, fI am the LORD your God; 6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, gto bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, hwhich is the glory of all lands: 7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man ithe abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with jthe idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 kBut I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 11 lAnd I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, mwhich if a man do, he shall even live in them. 12 Moreover also I gave them my nsabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they odespised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. 14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 15 Yet also pI lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for qtheir heart went after their idols.

17 rNevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness. 18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: 19 I am the LORD your God; swalk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20 tAnd hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

21 Notwithstanding uthe children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 22 vNevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that wI would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; 24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and xtheir eyes were after their fathers' idols. 25 Wherefore yI gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; 26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass zthrough the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they amight know that I am the LORD.

27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have bblasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then cthey saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their dsweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. 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 eshall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 32 And that fwhich 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 gwith a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there hwill I plead with you face to face. 36 iLike as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. 37 And I will cause you to jpass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: 38 And kI will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and lthey shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; mGo ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: nbut pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. 40 For oin mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there pwill I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. 41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. 42 qAnd ye shall know that I am the LORD, rwhen I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers. 43 And sthere shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and tye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. 44 uAnd ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you vfor my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

45 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, wI will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour xevery green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces yfrom the south to the north shall be burned therein. 48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

Ezekiel 21

 
Cross Ref
1 a Eze 8:1
3 b 1 Sam 28:6
Psa 50:15
Pro 15:8
Mat 15:8
4 c Eze 16:2
Mat 23:32
5 d Exo 6:7
 e Exo 3:8
Deu 4:34
 f Gen 17:7
6 g Exo 3:8
Exo 3:17
Jer 32:22
 h Psa 48:2
7 i 2 Chr 15:8
 j Deu 29:16
Jos 24:14
9 k Exo 32:12
Num 14:13
11 l Deu 4:8
Neh 9:13
 m Rom 10:5
12 n Exo 20:8
Deu 5:12
Neh 9:14
13 o Pro 1:25
15 p Num 14:28
Psa 95:11
16 q Num 15:39
Psa 78:37
Eze 14:3-4
Amo 5:25-26
Act 7:42-43
17 r 1 Sam 24:10
Neh 9:19
Psa 78:38
19 s Deu 5:32-33
Deu 6
Deu 7
Deu 8
Deu 10
Deu 11
Deu 12
20 t Exo 20:11
Neh 13:17-19
Isa 58:13
Jer 17:22
21 u Num 25:1-2
Deu 9:23-24
22 v Psa 78:38
23 w Lev 26:33
Deu 28:64
Psa 106:27
24 x Eze 6:9
Mar 7:22
25 y Psa 81:12
Rom 1:24
26 z 2 Kin 17:17
2 Chr 28:3
Jer 32:35
Eze 16:20-21
 a Eze 6:7
27 b Rom 1:23
28 c Isa 57:5
 d Eze 16:19
31 e Pro 1:27-28
Zec 7:13
Mat 25:11-12
32 f Eze 11:5
33 g Jer 21:5
35 h Eze 17:20
36 i Num 14:21
37 j Lev 27:32
Jer 33:13
38 k Eze 34:17
Mat 3:12
 l Psa 95:11
Eze 13:9
1 Cor 10:5
Heb 4:6
39 m Psa 81:12
Amo 4:4
 n Pro 21:27
Isa 1:13
Jer 7:9-11
Eze 23:38
40 o Isa 2:2
Eze 17:23
 p Isa 56:7
Zec 8:20
Mal 3:4
Rom 12:1
42 q Jer 24:7
Eze 36:23
Joh 17:3
 r Eze 11:17
43 s Eze 16:61
 t Lev 26:39
Hos 5:15
44 u Eze 24:24
 v Eze 36:22
47 w Jer 21:14
 x Luk 23:31
 y Eze 21:4