Ezekiel 20:3

A Conservative Version

Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says lord LORD: Is it to inquire of me that ye have come? As I live, says lord LORD, I will not be inquired of by you.

Cross References

Micah 3:7

And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded. Yea, they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.

Proverbs 28:9

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

John 4:24

God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

Luke 3:7

He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

Ezekiel 20:31

And when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, do ye pollute yourselves with all your idols to this day? And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, says lord LORD, I will not be

Isaiah 1:15

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 1:12

When ye come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand--to trample my courts?

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination. How much more when he brings it with a wicked mind!

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

1 Samuel 28:6

And when Saul inquired of LORD, LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Ezekiel 20:2

And the word of LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 33:30

And as for thee, son of man, the sons of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, each one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth f

Amos 8:12

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall run to and fro to seek the word of LORD, and shall not find it.

Isaiah 58:2

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

Ezekiel 14:1

Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me, and sat before me.