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Ezekiel 20:2

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Synagogue;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lead;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
King James Version
Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Amplified Bible
Then came the word of the LORD to me, saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the word of the LORD came to me saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me saying,
Contemporary English Version
Just then, the Lord God said:
Complete Jewish Bible
and the word of Adonai came to me:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
Then the Lord spoke to me.
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came the worde of the LORDE vnto me on this maner:
American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
Then came the word of the Lord vnto me, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the word of the LORD to me, saying,
New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:
New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Living Translation
Then this message came to me from the Lord :
New Life Bible
The Word of the Lord came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
And the word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:-
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And the word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
and there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
THE MESSAGE
Then God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, talk with the leaders of Israel. Tell them, ‘ God , the Master, says, "Have you come to ask me questions? As sure as I am the living God, I'll not put up with questions from you. Decree of God , the Master."'

Contextual Overview

1In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me. 2Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,3"Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.' 4Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers

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Cross-References

Genesis 12:15
When Pharaoh's officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, "I thought to myself, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.'
Genesis 20:12
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father-though not the daughter of my mother-and she became my wife.
Genesis 20:13
So when God had me journey from my father's house, I said to Sarah, 'This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me: He is my brother.'"
Genesis 26:1
Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham's time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
Genesis 26:7
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister." For he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," since he thought to himself, "The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful."
Genesis 26:16
Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us."
2 Chronicles 19:2
Then Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
2 Chronicles 20:37
Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works." So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
2 Chronicles 32:31
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah's heart.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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:


 
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