Ezekiel 20:3

Catholic Public Domain Version

"Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Have you arrived in order to inquire of me? As I live, I will not answer you, says the Lord God.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifices of the impious are abominable to the Lord. The vows of the just are appeasing.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.

Proverbs 28:9

Whoever turns away his ears from listening to the law: his prayer will be detestable.

Isaiah 1:12

When you approach before my sight, who is it that requires these things from your hands, so that you would walk in my courts?

Isaiah 1:15

And so, when you extend your hands, I will avert my eyes from you. And when you multiply your prayers, I will not heed you. For your hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 58:2

For they also seek me, from day to day, and they are willing to know my ways, like a nation which has done justice and has not abandoned the judgment of their God. They petition me for judgments of justice. They are willing to draw near to God.

Ezekiel 14:1

And men among the elders of Israel came to me, and they sat down before me.

Ezekiel 20:2

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Ezekiel 20:31

And you are being defiled by all of your idols, even to this day, by the oblation of your gifts, when you lead your sons through the fire. And should I respond to you, O house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord God, I will not answer you.

Ezekiel 33:30

And as for you, O son of man: the sons of your people speak about you beside the walls and in the doorways of houses. And they speak to one another, each man to his neighbor, saying: 'Come, and let us hear what may be the word going forth from the Lord.'

Amos 8:12

And they will move even from sea to sea, and from the North all the way to the East. They will wander around seeking the word of the Lord, and they will not find it.

Micah 3:7

And those who see visions will be confounded, and the diviners will be confounded. And they will all cover their faces, because there is no response from God.

Matthew 3:7

Then, seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees arriving for his baptism, he said to them: "Progeny of vipers, who warned to you to flee from the approaching wrath?

Luke 3:7

Therefore, he said to the crowd that went out in order to be baptized by him: "You progeny of vipers! Who told you to flee from the approaching wrath?

John 4:24

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

1 Samuel 28:6

And he consulted the Lord. But he did not respond to him, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets.