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Ezekiel 20:4 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 20 · verse 4
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:Ezekiel 20:4 · King James Version
Ezekiel 20:4 in context
2Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
4Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
5And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
6In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- abominationstôwʻêbahproperly, something disgustingH8441 →
- judgeshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Here is, 1. The occasion of the message which we have in this chapter. That sermon which we had ch. 18 was occasioned by their presumptuous reflections upon God; this was occasioned by their hypocritical enquiries after him. Each shall have his own.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4