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Ezekiel 14:1–3

Idolatry Will Be Punished

14 Now asome of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them bthat which causes them to stumble into iniquity. cShould I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?

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Ezekiel 14:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me. Then the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. And the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 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 inquired of at all by them?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then some of the leaders of Israel visited me, and while they were sitting with me, this message came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, these leaders have set up idols in their hearts. They have embraced things that will make them fall into sin. Why should I listen to their requests?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me. Then the Lord spoke his word to me, saying: “Human, these people want to worship idols. They put up evil things that cause people to sin. Should I allow them to ask me for help?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling-block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Some of Israel’s leaders came to me and sat down in front of me. Then the Lord spoke his word to me. He said, “Son of man, these people are devoted to their idols, and they are allowing themselves to fall into sin. Should they be allowed to ask me for help? 

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me. Then the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and have put sinful stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I be consulted by them at all?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Certain elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me. And the word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and placed their iniquity as a stumbling block before them; shall I let myself be consulted by them?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And men from the elders of Israel came to me, and they sat before me. And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Son of man, these men took up their idols into their heart and they placed before themselves a stumbling block of their guilt. Should I really let myself be consulted by them?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Some of the elders of Israel came to see me. They sat down with me. Then a message came to me from the Lord. He said, “Son of man, these men have thought about nothing but other gods. They have fallen into the evil trap of worshiping them. Should I let those men ask me for any advice?

Ezekiel 14:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.

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

Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be consulted by them at all?


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