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Idolatrous Elders Punished

14 Then some (A)elders of Israel came to me and (B)sat down before me. And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Son of man, these men have (C)set up their idols in their hearts and have (D)put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be (E)inquired by them at all? Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I Yahweh will be brought to give him an answer [a]in light of it, [b]in light of the (F)multitude of his idols, in order to seize the house of Israel by (G)their heart, those who are [c](H)estranged from Me through all their idols.”’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 14:4 Or when he comes with; lit by it
  2. Ezekiel 14:4 Or when he comes with; lit by it
  3. Ezekiel 14:5 Or all estranged from Me through their idols

Idolaters Condemned

14 Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.(A) Then the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts(B) and put wicked stumbling blocks(C) before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?(D) Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry. I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted(E) me for their idols.’(F)

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