Ezekiel 20:1

History of rebellion

1 In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of Israel's elders came to inquire of the LORD. As they were sitting with me,

Ezekiel 20:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1. And it came to pass in the seventh year
Of Zedekiah'sEzekiel 20:2

Then came the word of the Lord unto me
While the elders were sitting before him, by an impulse upon his mind, dictating things unto him: saying:
as follows:

Ezekiel 20:1 In-Context

1 In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of Israel's elders came to inquire of the LORD. As they were sitting with me,

2 the LORD's word came to me:

3 Human one, speak to Israel's elders and say to them, The LORD God proclaims: Have you come to petition me? As surely as I live, I reject your petitions. This is what the LORD God says!

4 Will you judge them, human one, will you judge them? Then expose to them the detestable practices of their ancestors.

5 Say to them, The LORD God proclaims: On the day I chose Israel, I swore a solemn pledge to the descendants of Jacob's household. When I made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I swore a solemn pledge: I am the LORD your God.