Ezekiel 20:1

Translations

Modern

In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.

Traditional

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me.

Literal

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth, on the tenth of the month, that came men from the elders of Israel to inquire of YHWH, and they sat before me.

Latin

Et factum est in anno septimo, in quinto, in decima mensis, venerunt viri de senioribus Israël ut interrogarent Dominum, et sederunt coram me.

Original

Hebrew

English

In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.

Notes

Ezekiel 20:1–3

In the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, five more years remained before Jerusalem's destruction.
The leaders (literally elders) of Israel, who were the community's elders in exile, came to Ezekiel again, seeking a message from the Lord (compare Ezekiel 8:1; 14:1).
Normally, it is good to seek a message from the Lord. But these leaders had already been judged because their motives were divided (see Ezekiel 14). They did not truly seek God with sincere hearts.
Because of this, the Lord refused to answer them. The text does not record the question they planned to ask Ezekiel. It is possible they never had the chance to ask it.

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

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People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Elder Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Jehoiachin Synagogue

Topics

Government: Mosaic: Seeks Counsel from Prophets Idolatry: Warnings Against, and Punishments of

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