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Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 20:2

Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto 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,
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,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD 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

1 And in the seuenth yeere, in the fift moneth, the tenth day of the moneth, came certaine of the elders of Israel to enquire of the Lord, and sate before me. 2 Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, saying, 3 Sonne of man, speake vnto the Elders of Israel, and say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Are ye come to enquire of me? as I liue, sayth the Lord God, when I am asked, I wil not answer you. 4 Wilt thou iudge them, sonne of man? wilt thou iudge them? cause them to vnderstand the abominations of their fathers,

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Cross-References

Genesis 12:15
And the Princes of Pharaoh sawe her, and commended her vnto Pharaoh: so the woman was taken into Pharaohs house:
Genesis 20:11
Then Abraha answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.
Genesis 20:12
Yet in very deede she is my sister: for she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she is my wife.
Genesis 20:13
Nowe when God caused me to wander out of my fathers house, I said then to her, This is thy kindnes that thou shalt shewe vnto me in all places where we come, Say thou of me, He is my brother.
Genesis 26:1
And there was a famine in the lande besides the first famine that was in the dayes of Abraham. Wherefore Izhak went to Abimelech King of the Philistims vnto Gerar.
Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he sayd, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife, least, sayde he, the men of the place shoulde kill me, because of Rebekah: for she was beautifull to the eye.
Genesis 26:16
Then Abimelech sayde vnto Izhak, Get thee from vs, for thou art mightier then wee a great deale.
2 Chronicles 19:2
And Iehu the sonne of Hanani the Seer went out to meete him, and said to King Iehoshaphat, Wouldest thou helpe the wicked, and loue them that hate the Lorde? therefore for this thing the wrath of the Lord is vpon thee.
2 Chronicles 20:37
Then Eliezer ye sonne of Dodauah of Mareshah prophecied against Iehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast ioyned thy selfe with Ahaziah, the Lorde hath broken thy workes. and the shippes were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
2 Chronicles 32:31
But because of the ambassadours of the princes of Babel, which sent vnto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the lande, God left him to trie him, and to knowe all that was in his 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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