Ezekiel 20:30

The LORD Judges Israel and Blesses Them

30 The LORD said to me, "Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, 'The LORD and King says, "Are you going to pollute yourselves the way your people did? Do you long to see the statues of their evil gods?

Ezekiel 20:30 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 20:30

Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord
God
To the elders, as before: are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers?
they were: and commit ye whoredoms after their abominations?
spiritual adultery; that is, idolatry, in the same abominable manner? they did, as appears by what follows:

Ezekiel 20:30 In-Context

28 But I brought them into the land. I had taken an oath and promised to give the land to them. Then they offered sacrifices that made me very angry. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree. There they brought their sweet-smelling incense. And there they poured out their drink offerings.

29 Then I said to them, 'What? You are going to a high place?' " ' " That high place is called Bamah to this very day.

30 The LORD said to me, "Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, 'The LORD and King says, "Are you going to pollute yourselves the way your people did? Do you long to see the statues of their evil gods?

31 You pollute yourselves by offering sacrifices to other gods. You even sacrifice your children in the fire. You continue to do those things to this very day. People of Israel, should I let you ask me for advice? I will not let you do that," announces the LORD and King. "And that is just as sure as I am alive.

32 " ' "You say, 'We want to be like the other nations. We want to be like all of the other people in the world. They serve gods that are made out of wood and stone.' But what you have in mind will never happen.