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Literal Standard Version
Ezekiel 14:1
And men from [the] elderly of Israel come to me, and sit before me.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
Hebrew Names Version
Then came certain of the Zakenim of Yisra'el to me, and sat before me.
Then came certain of the Zakenim of Yisra'el to me, and sat before me.
King James Version
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
English Standard Version
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
New American Standard Bible
Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.
Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.
New Century Version
Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
Amplified Bible
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me [seeking an oracle from God] and sat down before me.
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me [seeking an oracle from God] and sat down before me.
World English Bible
Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came certaine of the Elders of Israel vnto me, and sate before me.
Then came certaine of the Elders of Israel vnto me, and sate before me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.
Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.
Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.
Berean Standard Bible
Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
Contemporary English Version
One day, some of Israel's leaders came to me and asked for a message from the Lord .
One day, some of Israel's leaders came to me and asked for a message from the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
Then certain of Isra'el's leaders came to me; and while they were sitting with me,
Then certain of Isra'el's leaders came to me; and while they were sitting with me,
Darby Translation
And there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
And there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Easy-to-Read Version
Some of the elders of Israel came to me. They sat down to talk with me.
Some of the elders of Israel came to me. They sat down to talk with me.
George Lamsa Translation
THEN came certain of the elders of Israel to me to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
THEN came certain of the elders of Israel to me to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
Good News Translation
Some of the leaders of the Israelites came to consult me about the Lord 's will.
Some of the leaders of the Israelites came to consult me about the Lord 's will.
Lexham English Bible
And men from the elders of Israel came to me, and they sat before me.
And men from the elders of Israel came to me, and they sat before me.
Literal Translation
And the men of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
And the men of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There resorted vnto me certayne of ye elders of Israel, & sat downe by me.
There resorted vnto me certayne of ye elders of Israel, & sat downe by me.
American Standard Version
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Bible in Basic English
Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.
Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
King James Version (1611)
Then came certaine of the Elders of Israel vnto me, and sate before me.
Then came certaine of the Elders of Israel vnto me, and sate before me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
There resorted vnto me certayne of the elders of Israel, and sate downe by me.
There resorted vnto me certayne of the elders of Israel, and sate downe by me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there came to me men of the people of Israel, of the elders, and sat before me.
And there came to me men of the people of Israel, of the elders, and sat before me.
English Revised Version
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And men of the eldris of Israel camen to me, and saten bifor me.
And men of the eldris of Israel camen to me, and saten bifor me.
Update Bible Version
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me, and sat before me.
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me, and sat before me.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.
New English Translation
Then some men from Israel's elders came to me and sat down in front of me.
Then some men from Israel's elders came to me and sat down in front of me.
New King James Version
Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
New Living Translation
Then some of the leaders of Israel visited me, and while they were sitting with me,
Then some of the leaders of Israel visited me, and while they were sitting with me,
New Life Bible
Then some leaders of Israel came and sat down in front of me.
Then some leaders of Israel came and sat down in front of me.
New Revised Standard
Certain elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.
Certain elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came there unto me men, of the elders of Israel, - and sat before me -
Then came there unto me men, of the elders of Israel, - and sat before me -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And some of the ancients of Israel came to me, and sat before me.
And some of the ancients of Israel came to me, and sat before me.
Revised Standard Version
Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me; and sat before me.
Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me; and sat before me.
Young's Literal Translation
And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.
And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.
THE MESSAGE
Some of the leaders of Israel approached me and sat down with me. God 's Message came to me: "Son of Man, these people have installed idols in their hearts. They have embraced the wickedness that will ruin them. Why should I even bother with their prayers? Therefore tell them, ‘The Message of God , the Master: All in Israel who install idols in their hearts and embrace the wickedness that will ruin them and still have the gall to come to a prophet, be on notice: I, God , will step in and personally answer them as they come dragging along their mob of idols. I am ready to go to work on the hearts of the house of Israel, all of whom have left me for their idols.'
Some of the leaders of Israel approached me and sat down with me. God 's Message came to me: "Son of Man, these people have installed idols in their hearts. They have embraced the wickedness that will ruin them. Why should I even bother with their prayers? Therefore tell them, ‘The Message of God , the Master: All in Israel who install idols in their hearts and embrace the wickedness that will ruin them and still have the gall to come to a prophet, be on notice: I, God , will step in and personally answer them as they come dragging along their mob of idols. I am ready to go to work on the hearts of the house of Israel, all of whom have left me for their idols.'
Contextual Overview
1And men from [the] elderly of Israel come to me, and sit before me.2And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying, 3"Son of man, these men have caused their idols to go up on their heart, and they have put the stumbling-block of their iniquity before their faces; am I inquired of at all by them? 4Therefore, speak with them, and you have said to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Everyone of the house of Israel who causes his idols to go up to his heart, and sets the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and has gone to the prophet—I, YHWH, have given an answer to him for this, for the abundance of his idols, 5in order to catch the house of Israel by their heart, in that they have become estranged from off Me by their idols—all of them. 6Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus said Lord YHWH: Turn back, indeed, turn back from your idols, and turn back your faces from all your abominations, 7for everyone of the house of Israel, and of the sojourners who sojourn in Israel, who is separated from after Me, and causes his idols to go up to his heart, and sets the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and has come to the prophet to inquire of him concerning Me, I, YHWH, have answered him for Myself; 8and I have set My face against that man, and made him for a sign, and for allegories, and I have cut him off from the midst of My people, and you have known that I [am] YHWH. 9And the prophet, when he is enticed, and has spoken a word—I, YHWH, have enticed that prophet, and have stretched out My hand against him, and have destroyed him from the midst of My people Israel. 10And they have borne their iniquity: as the iniquity of the inquirer, so is the iniquity of the prophet;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
certain: Ezekiel 8:1, Ezekiel 20:1, 2 Kings 6:32, Acts 4:5, Acts 4:8
and sat: Ezekiel 33:31, Isaiah 29:13, Luke 10:39, Acts 22:3
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 34:21 - inquire Isaiah 21:12 - if Ezekiel 7:26 - then Ezekiel 8:12 - ancients
Cross-References
Genesis 10:22
Sons of Shem [are] Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Sons of Shem [are] Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 11:2
and it comes to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar and dwell there;
and it comes to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar and dwell there;
Isaiah 11:11
And it has come to pass in that day, || The Lord adds His power a second time, || To get the remnant of His people that is left, || From Asshur, and from Egypt, || And from Pathros, and from Cush, || And from Elam, and from Shinar, || And from Hamath, and from islands of the sea,
And it has come to pass in that day, || The Lord adds His power a second time, || To get the remnant of His people that is left, || From Asshur, and from Egypt, || And from Pathros, and from Cush, || And from Elam, and from Shinar, || And from Hamath, and from islands of the sea,
Isaiah 21:2
A hard vision has been declared to me, || The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, || And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, || I have caused all its sighing to cease.
A hard vision has been declared to me, || The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, || And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, || I have caused all its sighing to cease.
Isaiah 22:6
And Elam has carried a quiver, || In a chariot of men—horsemen, || And Kir has exposed a shield.
And Elam has carried a quiver, || In a chariot of men—horsemen, || And Kir has exposed a shield.
Isaiah 37:12
Did the gods of the nations deliver them whom my fathers destroyed—Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who [are] in Telassar?
Did the gods of the nations deliver them whom my fathers destroyed—Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who [are] in Telassar?
Jeremiah 25:25
And all the kings of Zimri, || And all the kings of Elam, || And all the kings of Media,
And all the kings of Zimri, || And all the kings of Elam, || And all the kings of Media,
Ezekiel 32:24
There [is] Elam, and all her multitude, || Around her grave, || All of them wounded, who are falling by sword, || Who have gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, || Because they gave their terror in the land of the living, || And they bear their shame with those going down to the pit.
There [is] Elam, and all her multitude, || Around her grave, || All of them wounded, who are falling by sword, || Who have gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, || Because they gave their terror in the land of the living, || And they bear their shame with those going down to the pit.
Daniel 1:2
and the Lord gives into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the house of God, and he brings them in [to] the land of Shinar, [to] the house of his god, and the vessels he has brought in [to] the treasure-house of his god.
and the Lord gives into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the house of God, and he brings them in [to] the land of Shinar, [to] the house of his god, and the vessels he has brought in [to] the treasure-house of his god.
Zechariah 5:11
And he says to me, "To build a house for it in the land of Shinar." And it has been prepared and has been placed there on its base.
And he says to me, "To build a house for it in the land of Shinar." And it has been prepared and has been placed there on its base.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then came certain, of the elders of Israel unto me,.... The Syriac version adds, "to consult the Lord"; by the prophet. These, according to Kimchi, were the elders of the captivity, the heads of the captives that were now in Babylon with Ezekiel: but there are others that think they were some that came from Jerusalem to Babylon on some business or another; and having heard much of the prophet, came to visit him, and to hear his prophecies, and inquire of the Lord by him:
and sat before me; silent and pensive, as persons in anxiety and distress; or as hearers of him, for sitting is a hearing gesture; they sat and heard with great attention, gravity, and seriousness, with seeming affection and reverence; and all this was not in a visionary way, but was a real fact; see Ezekiel 33:31.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Elders of Israel - Some of the fellow-exiles of Ezekiel, among whom he ministered.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XIV
Here God threatens those hypocrites who pretended to worship
him, while they loved and practised idolatry, 1-11.
He declares his irreversible purpose of punishing so guilty a
nation, in behalf of which no intercession of the people of God
shall be of any avail. The gross idolaters of Jerusalem and
Judah shall be visited with God's four sore judgments, famine,
12-14;
wild beasts, 15, 16;
the sword, 17, 18;
and pestilence, 19-21.
A remnant shall be delivered from the wrath coming upon the
whole land, 22, 23.
NOTES ON CHAP. XIV
Verse Ezekiel 14:1. Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me — These probably came to tempt him, or get him to say something that would embroil him with the government. They were bad men, as we shall see in the third verse.
