Ezekiel 20:30

30 "Therefore, say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your ¹fathers and play the harlot after their detestable things?

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 "When I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, then they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, and they offered there their sacrifices and there they presented the provocation of their offering. There also they made their soothing aroma and there they poured out their drink offerings.

29 "Then I said to them, 'What is the high place to which you go?' So its name is called Bamah to this day."'

30 "Therefore, say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and play the harlot after their detestable things?

31 "When you offer your gifts, when you cause your sons to pass through the fire, you are defiling yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live," declares the Lord GOD, "I will not be inquired of by you.

32 "What comes into your mind will not come about, when you say: 'We will be like the nations, like the tribes of the lands, serving wood and stone.'

Cross References

• 1. Judges 2:19; Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 16:12

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "in the way of"