Ezekiel 14:2

2 And the word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 14:2

And the word of the Lord came unto me
While the elders were sitting before him, and whispered secretly and powerfully the following things in his ears: saying;
as follows:

Ezekiel 14:2 In-Context

1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me; and sat before me.
2 And the word of the LORD came to me:
3 "Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces; should I let myself be inquired of at all by them?
4 Therefore speak to them, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Any man of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him myself because of the multitude of his idols,
5 that I may lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, who are all estranged from me through their idols.
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