Ezekiel 14:4
“Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them,.... That is, speak unto them as a prophet, and as from the Lord, and say…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Omit “that cometh.” According to the multitiude of his idols - i. e., I will give him an answer as delusive as the idols…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
According to the multitude of his idols - I will treat him as an idolater, as a flagrant idolater.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 14:1-11
Here is, I. The address which some of the elders of Israel made to the prophet, as an oracle, to enquire of the Lord by…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The Lord will answer such men directly through himself, by involving them in the consequences of their own idolatries…
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