🔥WEB · Ezekiel 20:1

What does Ezekiel 20:1 mean?

"In the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh, and sat before me."

— Ezekiel 20:1 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

1

In the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh, and sat before me.

2

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

3

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I will not be inquired of by you.”’

4

“Will you judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers.

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