14Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.^x ²Then the word of the Lord came to me: ³“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts^y and put wicked stumbling blocks^z before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?^a ⁴Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry. ⁵I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted^b me for their idols.’^c

⁶“Therefore say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent!^d Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!^e

⁷“ ‘When any of the Israelites or any foreigner^f residing in Israel separate themselves from me and set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block^g before their faces and then go to a prophet to inquire^h of me, I the Lord will answer them myself.

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Cross references

xSee Eze 8:1; 20:1
ySee Eze 6:4
zSee ver 7; See Eze 7:19
a Isa 1:15; Eze 20:31
bSee Dt 32:15; Eze 16:45; Hos 5:7; Zec 11:8
c Jer 2:11
d Ne 1:9; See Jer 3:12; See 35:15
eSee Isa 2:20; See 30:22
f Ex 12:48; 20:10
gver 3; See Isa 8:14; Hos 4:5; 5:5
hSee Ge 25:22