Yǐsījiēshū 20:3

3 Rénzǐ a , nǐ yào gàosu Yǐsèliè de zhǎnglǎo shuō , zhǔ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , nǐmen lái shì qiú wèn wǒ ma . zhǔ Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe wǒde yǒngshēng qǐshì , wǒ bì bú beì nǐmen qiú wèn .

Yǐsījiēshū 20:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 20:3

Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them,
&c.] Give them this for an answer from me: thus saith the Lord God, are ye come to inquire of me?
no; not seriously, heartily, and in good earnest, determining to abide by the advice and counsel that might be given; or how can you have the face to inquire of me, when guilty of such abominations? [as] I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you;
knowing their wickedness and hypocrisy, which were detestable to him, and therefore would not hear what they had to say, nor give them any answer, or direct them what they should do. Sad is the case of persons when the Lord will not be inquired of by them! it is plain he has no favours to bestow upon them; for, when he has, he will put them upon inquiring of him for them, to do them unto them, ( Ezekiel 36:37 ) ; this was the case of Saul, whom God, when he inquired of him, would not answer in any of his usual ways, ( 1 Samuel 28:6 ) .

Yǐsījiēshū 20:3 In-Context

1 Dì qī nián wǔ yuè chū shí rì , yǒu Yǐsèliè de jǐ gè zhǎnglǎo lái qiú wèn Yēhéhuá , zuò zaì wǒ miànqián .

2 Yēhéhuá de huà líndào wǒ shuō ,

3 Rénzǐ a , nǐ yào gàosu Yǐsèliè de zhǎnglǎo shuō , zhǔ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , nǐmen lái shì qiú wèn wǒ ma . zhǔ Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe wǒde yǒngshēng qǐshì , wǒ bì bú beì nǐmen qiú wèn .

4 Rénzǐ a , nǐ yào shĕnwèn shĕnwèn tāmen ma . nǐ dāng shǐ tāmen zhīdào tāmen lièzǔ nàxiē kĕ zēng de shì ,

5 Duì tāmen shuō , zhǔ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , dāng rì wǒ jiǎnxuǎn Yǐsèliè , xiàng Yǎgè jiā de hòuyì qǐshì , zaì Āijí dì jiāng zìjǐ xiàng tāmen xiǎnxiàn , shuō , wǒ shì Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén .