Ezekiel 20:3
Son 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.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 20 connects to 10 cross-references. A history of Israel's repeated rebellion: in Egypt, in the wilderness, and after entering the land they defiled God's sabbaths. For the sake of his name God did not destroy them. A new Exodus is promised through a wilderness experience …
Other Translations
Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Is it to inquire of me that ye are come? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.
`Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To seek Me are ye coming in? I live--I am not sought by you--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
Son of man, say to the responsible men of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: Have you come to get directions from me? By my life, says the Lord, you will get no directions from me.
Cross References
And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by …
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: …
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, …
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity …
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel …