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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then some of the leaders of Israel visited me, and while they were sitting with me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me [seeking an oracle from God] and sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />One day, some of Israel's leaders came to me and asked for a message from the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Some of Israel's leaders came to me and sat down in front of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some of the leaders of the Israelites came to consult me about the LORD's will. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later, some men from the elders of Israel came to visit me. After they had sat down in my presence, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then some men from Israel's elders came to me and sat down in front of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And men from [the] elderly of Israel come to me, and sit before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And there will come to me men from the old men of Israel, and sit before me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And some of the ancients of Israel came to me, and sat before me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And men among the elders of Israel came to me, and they sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some elders of Israel came and sat down before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Certain elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEN came certain of the elders of Israel to me to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And men from the Elders of Israel came to me to inquire of LORD JEHOVAH, and they sat in front of me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there came to me men of the people of Israel, of the elders, and sat before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3107" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/14.htm">Idolatrous Elders Condemned</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: miz·ziq·nê (Prep-m:: Adj-mpc) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">Then some of the elders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·w (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and sat down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāy (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Jeremiah 29:8-9</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them. / For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16-17</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. / They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Jeremiah 27:9-10</a></span><br />But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ / For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></span><br />The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-12</a></span><br />The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26-27</a></span><br />How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds? / They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13-14</a></span><br />“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. / They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a></span><br />and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.</p><p class="hdg">certain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Ezekiel 8:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth <i>month</i>, in the fifth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>as</i> I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Ezekiel 20:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth <i>month</i>, the tenth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>that</i> certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">2 Kings 6:32</a></b></br> But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and <i>the king</i> sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: <i>is</i> not the sound of his master's feet behind him?</p><p class="hdg">and sat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a></b></br> And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee <i>as</i> my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, <i>but</i> their heart goeth after their covetousness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></b></br> Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near <i>me</i> with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/10-39.htm">Luke 10:39</a></b></br> And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-11.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-14.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-32.htm">Seats</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Sit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Seats</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Sit</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/14-1.htm">God answers idolaters according to their own heart</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">They are exhorted to repent, for fear of judgments, by means of seduced prophets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/14-12.htm">God's irrevocable sentence of famine</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">of wild beasts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/14-17.htm">of the sword</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/14-19.htm">and of pestilence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/14-22.htm">A remnant shall be reserved for example of others</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then some of the elders of Israel</b><br>The elders of Israel were leaders and representatives of the people, often involved in decision-making and spiritual guidance. Their coming to Ezekiel indicates a recognition of his prophetic authority. Historically, elders held significant roles in Israelite society, as seen in <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16</a> and <a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">Numbers 11:16</a>, where they are involved in leadership and governance. This gathering suggests a serious concern or inquiry, possibly related to the spiritual state of the nation or seeking divine guidance during the Babylonian exile.<p><b>came and sat down before me.</b><br>The act of sitting before a prophet like Ezekiel signifies a posture of listening and seeking counsel. This setting implies a formal audience, where the elders are prepared to hear a message from God. In the cultural context, sitting was a common posture for learning and receiving instruction, as seen in <a href="/luke/10-39.htm">Luke 10:39</a> with Mary sitting at Jesus' feet. The phrase also indicates a direct encounter with the prophet, emphasizing the importance of the message they are about to receive. This moment foreshadows the confrontation of idolatry and the call to repentance that follows in the chapter.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is known for his vivid visions and symbolic acts. He serves as God's mouthpiece to the Israelites, conveying messages of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elders_of_israel.htm">Elders of Israel</a></b><br>These are leaders or representatives of the Israelite community. Their coming to Ezekiel indicates a recognition of his prophetic authority and possibly a desire for guidance or insight.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The context of Ezekiel's ministry, where the Israelites are in captivity in Babylon. This period is marked by reflection on their covenant relationship with God and the consequences of their idolatry and disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_spiritual_matters.htm">The Role of Leadership in Spiritual Matters</a></b><br>The elders coming to Ezekiel signifies the importance of seeking godly counsel and leadership in times of crisis. Leaders are called to guide their communities back to faithfulness and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>The context of this passage highlights the dangers of idolatry, which led to the exile. Believers are reminded to examine their hearts for anything that takes precedence over God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genuine_repentance.htm">The Importance of Genuine Repentance</a></b><br>The elders' approach to Ezekiel can be seen as a step towards repentance. True repentance involves not just seeking answers but a heartfelt return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_exile.htm">God's Faithfulness in Exile</a></b><br>Despite the judgment, God remains faithful to His people. This passage encourages believers to trust in God's promises even in difficult circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/has_anyone_ever_witnessed_god.htm">Has anyone ever witnessed God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_eastern_gate_important.htm">Why is Jerusalem's Eastern Gate significant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_elijah's_challenge_align_with_monotheism.htm">How does Elijah's challenge to the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:21-24 align or conflict with other biblical teachings on monotheism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_19_10-14_align_with_judah's_promises.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 19:10-14's portrayal of the vine's destruction with other biblical promises of Judah's enduring lineage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Certain of the elders of Israel.</span>--There is no distinction intended here between the elders of <span class= "ital">Israel </span>and the elders of <span class= "ital">Judah </span>mentioned in 8:1, and therefore there is no occasion to suppose a deputation sent to the prophet from Jerusalem. Israel is now becoming the ordinary name of the existing nation, except where it is used with some special mark of distinction. The object of their enquiry is not mentioned, nor is it even expressly said that they made any enquiry; but the message to them implies this, and from what is said to them we may probably gather what was uppermost in their minds. Already told by the previous prophecies that God would not spare Jerusalem for its own sake, and that His long forbearance hitherto was no warrant for its continuance, they still evidently cherished the hope that, however sinful they might be in themselves, their city would yet be delivered for the sake of the holy men who lived therein. With such thoughts in their minds the elders came and sat before the prophet, in whose fearless words they had already learned to have confidence, and waited what he might have to say to them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - As the result, probably, of the previous utterances, certain <span class="cmt_word">elders of Israel</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. of the exiles in Tel-Abib, came to consult Ezekiel, wishing to know what counsels or what predictions he had for them. In <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Ezekiel 8:1</a> we have "the elders of Judah," and it is possible that there were two groups in the Population of the town, and that these represented Israel as distinct from Judah - a deputation, as it were, from the earlier exiles. The term appears again in <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Ezekiel 20:1</a>. More probably, however, the terms are used interchangeably. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then some of the elders</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזִּקְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(miz·ziq·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Old</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּב֤וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sat down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me.</span><br /><span class="heb">פ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Punctuation<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/14-1.htm">Ezekiel 14:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/14-1.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 14:1 Then came certain of the elders (Ezek. 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