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New King James Version

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,
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 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 It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 2 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 3 "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live," says the Lord GOD, "I will not be inquired of by you."' 4 Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers.

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 12:15
The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.
Genesis 20:12
But indeed she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Genesis 20:13
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, "This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, "He is my brother.""'
Genesis 26:1
There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar.
Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, "She is my sister"; for he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," because he thought, "lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold."
Genesis 26:16
And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we."
2 Chronicles 19:2
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Therefore the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
2 Chronicles 20:37
But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works." Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
2 Chronicles 32:31
However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know 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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