Ezekiel 20:1

1 On the tenth day of the fifth month of the seventh year, some of Isra'el's leaders came to consult ADONAI and sat 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 On the tenth day of the fifth month of the seventh year, some of Isra'el's leaders came to consult ADONAI and sat with me;

2 and the word of ADONAI came to me:

3 "Human being, speak to Isra'el's leaders; tell them that Adonai ELOHIM asks, 'Have you come to consult me? As I live,' says Adonai ELOHIM, 'I swear that I will not let you consult me.'

4 "Are you going to judge them? Human being, are you going to judge them? Then have them realize how disgusting their ancestors' practices were.

5 Tell them that Adonai ELOHIM says this: 'Back on the day when I chose Isra'el, I raised my hand to the descendants of the house of Ya'akov. I revealed myself to them in the land of Egypt when I raised my hand to them and said, "I am ADONAI your God."