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There I will require your offerings and your choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> For on my holy mountain, the great mountain of Israel, says the Sovereign LORD, the people of Israel will someday worship me, and I will accept them. There I will require that you bring me all your offerings and choice gifts and sacrifices. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> “For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20.htm">King James Bible</a> For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/20.htm">New King James Version</a> For on My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel,” says the Lord GOD, “there all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, shall serve Me; there I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the firstfruits of your sacrifices, together with all your holy things. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For on My holy mountain, on the high mountain of Israel,” declares the Lord GOD, “there the entire house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land; there I will accept them and there I will demand your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your holy things. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For on My holy mountain, on the high mountain of Israel,&#8221 declares the Lord GOD, &#8220there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land; there I will accept them and there I will seek your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your holy things. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For on My holy mountain, on the high mountain of Israel,” declares the Lord GOD, “there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land; there I shall accept them, and there I shall seek your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your holy things. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For on My holy mountain, on the high mountain of Israel,” declares Lord Yahweh, “there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land; there I will accept them, and there I will seek your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your holy things. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For on My holy mountain, on the high mountain of Israel (Zion),” says the Lord GOD, “there the whole house of Israel, all of them in the land, shall serve Me. There I will [graciously] accept them, and there I will seek (require) your offerings and the choicest of your gifts, with all your holy and sacred things. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For on my holy mountain, Israel’s high mountain—the declaration of the Lord GOD—there the entire house of Israel, all of them, will serve me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your contributions and choicest gifts, all your holy offerings. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For on My holy mountain, Israel&#8217s high mountain"—the declaration of the Lord GOD—"there the entire house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your contributions and choicest gifts, all your holy offerings. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve me in the land: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first-fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When that day comes, everyone in Israel will worship me on Mount Zion, my holy mountain in Jerusalem. I will once again call you my own, and I will accept your sacred offerings and sacrifices. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve me in the land: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> " 'The entire nation of Israel, everyone in the land, will worship me on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Almighty LORD. There I will accept you. There I will look for your offerings, your best gifts, and all your holy gifts. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> There in the land, on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, all you people of Israel will worship me. I will be pleased with you and will expect you to bring me your sacrifices, your best offerings, and your holy gifts. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> For on my holy mountain, on Israel's high mountains," declares the Lord GOD, "the whole of Israel's house—all of it—will serve me there in the land. I'll accept them there. And there I'll demand your offerings, the first fruits of your portions of all your sacred things. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices. <a href="/net/ezekiel/20.htm">NET Bible</a> For there on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the sovereign LORD, all the house of Israel will serve me, all of them in the land. I will accept them there, and there I will seek your contributions and your choice gifts, with all your holy things. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel," says the Lord GOD, "there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve me in the land: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first fruits of your offerings, with all your holy things. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For on my holy mountain, on the mountain of the hight of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. <a href="/web/ezekiel/20.htm">World English Bible</a> For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh, “there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the first fruits of your offerings, with all your holy things. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For on My holy mountain, "" On the mountain of the height of Israel, "" A declaration of Lord YHWH, "" All the house of Israel serves Me there, "" All of it, in the land—I accept them there, "" And I seek your raised-offerings there, "" And with the first-fruit of your gifts, "" With all your holy things. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For, in My holy mountain, In the mountain of the height of Israel, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, There serve Me do all the house of Israel, All of it, in the land -- there I accept them, And there I do seek your heave-offerings, And with the first-fruit of your gifts, With all your holy things. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, says the Lord Jehovah, there shall all the house of Israel serve me, all in the land: there I will receive them into favor, and there I will seek your offerings and the chief of your liftings up, with all your holy things.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In my holy mountain, in the high mountain of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel serve me; all of them I say, in the land in which they shall please me, and there will I require your firstfruits, and the chief of your tithes with all your sanctifications. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> on my holy mountain, on the exalted mountain of Israel, says the Lord God, there all the house of Israel shall serve me; all of them, I say, in the land in which they shall please me, and there I will require your first-fruits, and the foremost of your tithes, with all your sanctifications. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Bible</a> For on my holy mountain, on the highest mountain in Israel—oracle of the Lord GOD—there the whole house of Israel shall worship me; there in the land I will accept them all, there I will claim your tributes, the best of your offerings, from all your holy things. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, says the Lord GOD, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land; there I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred things.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For on my holy mountain, even in the mountain height of Israel, says the LORD God, there shall all the house of Israel serve me perfectly; there will I be pleased with them, and there will I require their offerings and the first fruits of their harvest and the choicest of their gift offerings with all their holy things. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because in the mountain of my holiness, in the high mountains of Israel, says THE LORD OF LORDS, there all of the house of Israel shall serve me perfectly; there I shall be pleased with them and there I shall review their first fruits, and the best of their crops and the best of their gifts, in all their holy things<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For in My holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve Me in the land; there will I accept them, and there will I require your heave-offerings, and the first of your gifts, with all your holy things. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For upon my holy mountain, on the high mountain, saith the Lord, even the Lord, there shall all the house of Israel serve me for ever: and there will I accept you, and there will I have respect to your first-fruits, and the first-fruits of your offerings, in all your holy things. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5491" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a> …39And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols. 40<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">on My holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: ḇə·har- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4791.htm" title="4791: mə·rō·wm (N-msc) -- Height. From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely, abstractly (elation), or adverbially (aloft).">the high</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountain</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/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house</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/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lōh (N-msc:: 3ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all of them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ya·‘aḇ·ḏu·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: 1cs) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">will serve Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">There</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: ’er·ṣêm (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">I will accept</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: wə·šām (Conj-w:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: ’eḏ·rō·wōš (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">and will require</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8641.htm" title="8641: tə·rū·mō·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Contribution, offering (for sacred uses). Or trumah; from ruwm; a present, especially in sacrifice or as tribute.">your offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7225.htm" title="7225: rê·šîṯ (N-fsc) -- Beginning, chief. From the same as ro'sh; the first, in place, time, order or rank.">and choice</a> <a href="/hebrew/4864.htm" title="4864: maś·’ō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- An uprising, utterance, burden, portion. ">gifts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">along with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏə·šê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">your holy sacrifices.</a> 41When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a> I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a> For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">Zechariah 14:16-17</a> Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. / And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them. <a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Isaiah 66:20-23</a> And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.” / “And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD. / “For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure. ... <a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Jeremiah 31:6</a> For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’” <a href="/psalms/50-5.htm">Psalm 50:5</a> “Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” <a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13-14</a> For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: / “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-6</a> Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">2 Chronicles 7:12</a> the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a> And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD. <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a> Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. <a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a> But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. / God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9-10</a> And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. / You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9-10</a> After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. / And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, said the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.<a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm">Ezekiel 17:23</a> In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.<a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6</a> Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.<a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Psalm 68:15,16</a> The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan… there shall<a href="/ezekiel/37-22.htm">Ezekiel 37:22-28</a> And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: … <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a> Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.<a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7</a> All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.first fruits.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-33.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Contributions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-26.htm">First</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Firstfruits</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-5.htm">Heave-Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-11.htm">Height</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-29.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-28.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Require</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Serve</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-30.htm">Contributions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-30.htm">Firstfruits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Heave-Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Height</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-42.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Require</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Serve</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 20</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt</a> 19. <a href="/ezekiel/20-19.htm">in the desert</a> 27. <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">and in the land</a> 33. <a href="/ezekiel/20-33.htm">He promises to gather them by the Gospel</a> 45. <a href="/ezekiel/20-45.htm">Under the name of a forest he shows the destruction of Jerusalem</a> </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'; 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In the Hebrew context, "mountain" often symbolizes a place of revelation and encounter with God, as seen with Mount Sinai. The "holy mountain" here is a metaphor for the spiritual elevation and sanctity of the place where God meets His people. It signifies a return to a pure form of worship, untainted by idolatry or foreign influence.on the high mountain of Israel The "high mountain" emphasizes the exalted status of this place. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, mountains were seen as dwelling places of the gods due to their majestic and elevated nature. For Israel, this is not just any mountain but the "mountain of Israel," indicating a specific, divinely chosen location for worship and covenant relationship. It underscores God's sovereignty and His choice of Israel as His people.declares the Lord GOD This phrase asserts the authority and certainty of the message. "Lord GOD" in Hebrew is "Adonai Yahweh," combining the sovereign title "Adonai" with the personal name of God, "Yahweh." It emphasizes both God's lordship and His covenant faithfulness. The declaration is not merely a prediction but a divine promise that will surely come to pass.there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me "Whole house of Israel" indicates the inclusivity of God's promise. Despite past divisions and exiles, God envisions a unified people. "All of them" reinforces this unity and completeness. The phrase "will serve Me" denotes worship and obedience, a return to the covenantal relationship where Israel acknowledges God as their sole deity and sovereign.in the land This phrase is significant as it points to the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land. It is not just any land, but the Promised Land, a place of inheritance and blessing. The return to the land symbolizes restoration and the re-establishment of Israel's identity and purpose as God's chosen people.There I will accept them Acceptance by God is a profound theme in Scripture. It implies reconciliation and favor. Despite Israel's history of rebellion, God promises to accept them once more, highlighting His grace and mercy. This acceptance is contingent upon their return to Him in genuine worship and obedience.There I will require your offerings and your choice gifts "Require" indicates a divine expectation for worship that is sincere and sacrificial. "Offerings" and "choice gifts" refer to the various sacrifices and offerings prescribed in the Mosaic Law. These acts of worship are not merely ritualistic but are expressions of devotion and gratitude towards God. The emphasis on "choice" gifts suggests that God desires the best from His people, reflecting their love and commitment to Him.with all your holy sacrifices "Holy sacrifices" are those set apart for God, reflecting purity and dedication. In the Hebrew context, sacrifices were central to worship and atonement. This phrase underscores the importance of holiness in worship, aligning with God's nature and His requirements for His people. It points to a future where Israel's worship is restored to its intended purity and purpose, foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, which fulfills and transcends the sacrificial system.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) In mine holy mountain.--See note on <a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm" title="In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.">Ezekiel 17:23</a>. The former prophecy was distinctly Messianic; in this, taken by itself, there is nothing which might not refer to the restoration from the exile. Yet in view of the parallelism and connection between the two, we can hardly avoid the supposition, that in predicting the restoration the prophetic eye looked beyond to the greater glory of the Christian dispensation, of which that restoration was a type. But, however this may be, it is not necessary to explain any of the expressions in this passage as looking for their direct and immediate fulfilment beyond the restoration under Zerubbabel.All the house of Israel.--It has already been shown (see notes on <a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm" title="And he said to me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even to this very day.">Ezekiel 2:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm" title="Moreover take you to you an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.">Ezekiel 4:3</a>) that the existing nation is recognised as constituting "Israel," except where special occasion arises for distinguishing between the ten tribes and the two. Here "Israel" is used throughout for the people whom the prophet is directed to address (<a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm" title="As for you, O house of Israel, thus said the Lord GOD; Go you, serve you every one his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me: but pollute you my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.">Ezekiel 20:39</a>), as is further shown by the parallel, "all of them in the land." Though the restored nation was made up chiefly of Judah and Benjamin, there were also among them considerable remnants of the other tribes; and it is declared that the offerings of them all shall be alike acceptable.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 40. - From the earlier stage of the restoration the prophet passes on to its completion. The people have come to the mountain of the height of Israel (<a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1, 2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2, 3</a>). Ezekiel sees an Israel that shall at last be worthy of its name, the worship of false gods rooted out forever. The all of them points to the breaking down of the old division between Israel and Judah (<a href="/isaiah/11-13.htm">Isaiah 11:13</a>). Jehovah would accept the "heave offering" (same word as in Exodus 24:27; <a href="/leviticus/7-14.htm">Leviticus 7:14</a>, et al.) and other oblations. The fact that Israel itself is said to be the "sweet savour" (Revised Version) which Jehovah accepts (comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/2-15.htm">2 Corinthians 2:15</a>; <a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>; <a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Philippians 4:18</a>) suggests a like spiritual interpretation of the other offerings, though the literal meaning was probably dominant in the prophet's own thoughts. The nearest approach to a parallelism in a later age is that presented by <a href="/romans/9.htm">Romans 9-11</a>; but it is noticeable how there St. Paul avoids any words that imply the perpetuation of the temple and its ritual, and confines himself to the spiritual restoration of his brethren according to the flesh. It was given to him to see, what the prophets did not see, that that perpetuation would frustrate the purpose of the restoration; that the temple and its ritual took their places among the things that "were decaying and waxing old," and were ready to vanish away (<a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Hebrews 8:13</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction on My holy קָדְשִׁ֞י (qāḏ·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity mountain, בְהַר־ (ḇə·har-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country the high מְר֣וֹם (mə·rō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4791.htm">Strong's 4791: </a> Altitude mountain בְּהַ֣ר ׀ (bə·har) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc declares נְאֻם֙ (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD, יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH there שָׁ֣ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every house בֵּ֧ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc all of them, כֻּלֹּ֖ה (kul·lōh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every will serve יַעַבְדֻ֜נִי (ya·‘aḇ·ḏu·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave Me in the land. בָּאָ֑רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land There שָׁ֣ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither I will accept אֶרְצֵ֔ם (’er·ṣêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt them וְשָׁ֞ם (wə·šām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither and will require אֶדְר֣וֹשׁ (’eḏ·rō·wōš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship your offerings תְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם (tə·rū·mō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8641.htm">Strong's 8641: </a> Contribution, offering (for sacred uses) and choice רֵאשִׁ֛ית (rê·šîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7225.htm">Strong's 7225: </a> The first, in place, time, order, rank gifts, מַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (maś·’ō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4864.htm">Strong's 4864: </a> A raising, rising, an utterance, a beacon, a present along with all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every your holy sacrifices. קָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ (qā·ḏə·šê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:40 For in my holy mountain (Ezek. 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