Ezequiel 14:1

1 Então vieram a mim alguns homens dos anciãos de Israel, e se assentaram diante de mim.

Ezequiel 14:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 14:1

Then came certain, of the elders of Israel unto me
The Syriac version adds, "to consult the Lord"; by the prophet. These, according to Kimchi, were the elders of the captivity, the heads of the captives that were now in Babylon with Ezekiel: but there are others that think they were some that came from Jerusalem to Babylon on some business or another; and having heard much of the prophet, came to visit him, and to hear his prophecies, and inquire of the Lord by him: and sat before me;
silent and pensive, as persons in anxiety and distress; or as hearers of him, for sitting is a hearing gesture; they sat and heard with great attention, gravity, and seriousness, with seeming affection and reverence; and all this was not in a visionary way, but was a real fact; see ( Ezekiel 33:31 Ezekiel 33:32 ) .

Ezequiel 14:1 In-Context

1 Então vieram a mim alguns homens dos anciãos de Israel, e se assentaram diante de mim.

2 E veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

3 Filho do homem, estes homens deram lugar nos seus corações aos seus ídolos, e puseram o tropeço da sua maldade diante da sua face; devo eu de alguma maneira ser interrogado por eles?

4 Portanto fala com eles, e dize-lhes: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Qualquer homem da casa de Israel que der lugar no seu coração aos seus ídolos, e puser o tropeço da sua maldade diante da sua face, e vier ao profeta, eu, o Senhor, lhe responderei nisso conforme a multidão dos seus ídolos;

5 para que possa apanhar a casa de Israel no seu coração, porquanto todos são alienados de mim pelos seus ídolos.