Ezekiel 20:1

1 It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before 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 It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.

2 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

3 "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live," says the Lord God, "I will not be inquired of by you." '

4 Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers.

5 "Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "On the day when I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, 'I am the Lord your God.'