Ezekiel 14:2

14:1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

KJV

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

14:3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?

What does Ezekiel 14:2 mean?

Ezekiel 14:2 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּבָר (dâbâr), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), אָמַר (ʼâmar). It connects to 28 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

And

the

wordדָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

came

unto

me,

saying,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Commentary on Ezekiel 14:2

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 14:2

n17161" It is probable that this chapter was Jeremiah's first sermon after his ordination; and a most lively pathetic sermon it is as any we have is all the books of the prophets. Let him not say, "I cannot speak, for I am a child;" for, God having touched his mouth and put his words into it, none can speak better. The scope of the chapter is to show God's people their transgressions, even the house of Jacob their sins; it is all by way of reproof and conviction, that they might be brought to repent of their sins and so prevent the ruin that was coming upon them. The charge drawn up against them is very high, the aggravations are black, the arguments used for their conviction very close and pressing, and the expostulations very pungent and affecting. The sin which they are most particularly charged with here is idolatry, forsaking the true God, their own God, for other false gods. Now they are told, I. That this was ungrateful to God, who had been so kind to them, ver. 1-8 . II. That it was without precedent, that a nation should change their god, ver. 9-13 . III. That hereby they had disparaged and ruined themselves, ver. 14-19 . IV. That they had broken their covenants and degenerated from their good beginnings, ver. 20, 21 . V. That their wickedness was too plain to be concealed and too bad to be excused, ver. 22, 23 , 35 . VI. That they persisted witfully and obstinately in it, and were irreclaimable and indefatigable in their idolatries, ver. 24, 25 , 33 , 36 . VII. That they shamed themselves by their idolatry and should shortly be made ashamed of it when they should find their idols unable to help them, ver. 26-29 , 37 . VIII. That they had not been convinced and reformed by the rebukes of Providence that had been under, ver. 30 . IX. That they had put a great contempt upon God, ver. 31, 32 . X. That with their idolatries they had mixed the most unnatural murders, shedding the blood of the poor innocents, ver. 34 . Those hearts were hard indeed that were untouched and unhumbled when their sins were thus set in order before them. O that by meditating on this chapter we might be brought to repent of our spiritual idolatries, giving that place in our souls to the world and the flesh which should have been reserved for God only!

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 14:31

And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses. work: Heb. hand

Exodus 15:1

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Exodus 16:8

And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

Exodus 24:3

And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.

Deuteronomy 2:7

For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

Deuteronomy 8:15

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

Deuteronomy 8:16

Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

Nehemiah 9:12

Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

Proverbs 1:20

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom

Proverbs 8:1

Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

Song of Solomon 3:11

Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Isaiah 58:1

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. aloud: Heb. with the throat

Ezekiel 7:2

Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.

Ezekiel 11:6

Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

Ezekiel 14:6 Ezekiel 16:8 Ezekiel 16:22 Ezekiel 16:60 Ezekiel 19:2 Ezekiel 23:3 Ezekiel 23:8 Ezekiel 23:19 Hosea 2:15 Hosea 8:1 Jonah 1:2 Matthew 11:15 Luke 12:13

Topics

Idolatry

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 14:2.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 3:9

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Frequently asked questions

What does Ezekiel 14:2 say?

Ezekiel 14:2 (King James Version) reads: "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"

Is Ezekiel 14:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 14:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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