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But afterward you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and idols. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> “As for you, O people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Go right ahead and worship your idols, but sooner or later you will obey me and will stop bringing shame on my holy name by worshiping idols. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> “As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD: Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20.htm">King James Bible</a> As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/20.htm">New King James Version</a> “As for you, O house of Israel,” thus says the Lord GOD: “Go, serve every one of you his idols—and hereafter—if you will not obey Me; but profane My holy name no more with your gifts and your idols. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “As for you, house of Israel,” this is what the Lord GOD says: “Go, serve, everyone of you his idols; but later you will certainly listen to Me, and My holy name you will no longer defile with your gifts and your idols. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220As for you, O house of Israel,&#8221 thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220Go, serve everyone his idols; but later you will surely listen to Me, and My holy name you will profane no longer with your gifts and with your idols. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “As for you, O house of Israel,” thus says the Lord GOD, “Go, serve everyone his idols; but later, you will surely listen to Me, and My holy name you will profane no longer with your gifts and with your idols. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “As for you, O house of Israel,” thus says Lord Yahweh, “Go, serve everyone his idols; but after this you will surely listen to Me, and My holy name you will profane no longer with your gifts and with your idols. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “As for you, O house of Israel,” thus says the Lord GOD, “Go, let everyone serve his idols; but later you shall most certainly listen to Me, and you shall no longer profane My holy name with your gifts and with your idols. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “ ‘As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, each of you. But afterward you will surely listen to me, and you will no longer defile my holy name with your gifts and idols. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, each of you. But afterward you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Go ye, serve every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me; but my holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Go ahead and worship your idols for now, you Israelites, because soon I will no longer let you dishonor me by offering gifts to them. You will have no choice but to obey me! <a href="/erv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD: Go ye, serve every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but my holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> " 'Nation of Israel, this is what the Almighty LORD says: Serve your disgusting idols. But afterwards, you will listen to me. You will no longer dishonor my holy name with your gifts and your disgusting idols. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Sovereign LORD says, "And now, all you Israelites, suit yourselves! Go on and serve your idols! But I warn you that after this you will have to obey me and stop dishonoring my holy name by offering gifts to your idols. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> And now, you house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says, "Go ahead and serve your idols, both now and later, but later you'll listen to me, and you won't profane my sacred name again by your offerings and idols. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/20.htm">NET Bible</a> "'As for you, O house of Israel, this is what the sovereign LORD says: Each of you go and serve your idols, if you will not listen to me. But my holy name will not be profaned again by your sacrifices and your idols. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'As for you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD: "Go, serve everyone his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken to me: but profane ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. <a href="/web/ezekiel/20.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘As for you, house of Israel, the Lord Yahweh says: “Go, everyone serve his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me; but you shall no more profane my holy name with your gifts and with your idols. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you, O house of Israel, thus said Lord YHWH: Each go, serve his idols, "" And afterward, if you are not listening to Me [anyway], "" But you do not defile My holy Name anymore by your gifts, and by your idols. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And ye, O house of Israel, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Each his idols -- go -- serve ye, And, afterwards, if ye are not hearkening to me, And My holy name ye do not pollute any more by your gifts, and by your idols. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord Jehovah: Go serve ye each his blocks, and afterward if ye bear not to me and ye shall not profane my holy name yet with your gifts and with your blocks.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And as for you, O house of Israel: thus saith the Lord God: Walk ye every one after your idols, and serve them. But if in this also you hear me not, but defile my holy name any more with your gifts, and with your idols; <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And as for you, house of Israel: thus says the Lord God: Walk, each one of you, after your idols and serve them. But if in this also you will not listen to me, and you continue to defile my holy name with your gifts and with your idols, <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Bible</a> As for you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD: Go! each of you, and worship your idols. Listen to me! You shall never again desecrate my holy name with your offerings and your idols! <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD: Go serve your idols, every one of you now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the LORD God: If you will not hearken to me, go then and serve every one his own idols, but pollute not my holy name any more with your gift offerings and with your idols. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But you of the house of Israel, thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: if you do not listen to me, go serve, each man, his idols, and you shall not again defile the name of my holiness with your gifts and with your idols<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD: Go ye, serve every one his idols, even because ye will not hearken unto Me; but My holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And as to you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord, even the Lord; Put away each one his evil practices, and hereafter if ye hearken to me, then shall ye no more profane my holy name by your gifts and by devices. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5472" 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> …38And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 39<a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">And as for you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">O 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/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</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/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">and serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: gil·lū·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">your idols,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">every one of you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥar (Conj-w:: Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">But afterward,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">you will surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ê·nə·ḵem (Adv:: 2mp) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šō·mə·‘îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me,</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/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and you will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū- (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">defile</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.">My holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">name</a> <a href="/hebrew/4979.htm" title="4979: bə·mat·tə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- A gift. Feminine of mattan; a present; specifically, a sacrificial offering, a bribe.">with your gifts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: ū·ḇə·ḡil·lū·lê·ḵem (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">and idols.</a> 40For 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.…<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/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13-15</a> Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. / When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-23</a> “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a> Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word. <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a> They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. <a href="/hosea/4-17.htm">Hosea 4:17</a> Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Zephaniah 1:5-6</a> those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, / and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.” <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Malachi 1:10</a> “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands. <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a> No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a> ‘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.’” <a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a> Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘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.’ <a href="/luke/16-13.htm">Luke 16:13</a> No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” <a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a> God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</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. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">1 Corinthians 10:21</a> You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.Go ye<a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Ezekiel 20:25,26</a> Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; … <a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Judges 10:14</a> Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.<a href="/2_kings/3-13.htm">2 Kings 3:13</a> And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.but<a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37-39</a> That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them… <a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm">Proverbs 21:27</a> The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?<a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13-15</a> Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Hereafter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-20.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Later</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Pollute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Serve</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Hereafter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/daniel/4-29.htm">Later</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Pollute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/20.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/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: This phrase addresses the Israelites, emphasizing their identity as God's chosen people. The term "house of Israel" is often used to refer to the collective nation, highlighting their covenant relationship with God. The phrase "this is what the Lord GOD says" underscores the authority and divine origin of the message, a common prophetic introduction that demands attention and obedience.Go and serve your idols, every one of you. Here, God uses irony to express His displeasure with Israel's idolatry. The command to "go and serve your idols" is not a literal directive but a rhetorical device highlighting their persistent disobedience. Idolatry was a recurring issue for Israel, often leading to their downfall. This phrase echoes the warnings found in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Deuteronomy 4:28</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/2-28.htm">Jeremiah 2:28</a>, where the futility of idol worship is exposed.But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, This phrase introduces a future hope and restoration. Despite Israel's current rebellion, God promises a time when they will return to Him. This reflects the prophetic theme of repentance and restoration found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a> and <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>. It also points to the New Covenant promise in <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>, where God writes His law on their hearts.and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols. The defilement of God's holy name through idolatry and insincere offerings is a serious offense. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a name represented one's character and reputation. Israel's actions had tarnished God's name among the nations. This phrase promises a future purification and genuine worship, aligning with prophecies like <a href="/ezekiel/36-23.htm">Ezekiel 36:23</a>, where God vows to sanctify His great name. The ultimate fulfillment is seen in the person of Jesus Christ, who perfectly honors God's name and calls His followers to do the same.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> Refers to the collective people of Israel, God's chosen nation, who are being addressed by God through the prophet Ezekiel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign and covenant-keeping God of Israel, who speaks through His prophet to convey His message. 3. <a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a> Objects of worship that the Israelites turned to, in place of the one true God, representing their spiritual adultery and rebellion. 4. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. 5. <a href="/topical/p/profaning_god's_holy_name.htm">Profaning God's Holy Name</a> The act of disrespecting or desecrating God's name through idolatry and disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Idolatry leads to spiritual separation from God and profanes His holy name. It is a serious offense that God addresses directly and repeatedly throughout Scripture. <a href="/topical/g/god's_call_to_repentance.htm">God's Call to Repentance</a> Despite Israel's rebellion, God extends an invitation to return to Him. This reflects His mercy and desire for restoration rather than judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god's_name.htm">The Holiness of God's Name</a> God's name is holy and should be revered. Our actions and worship should reflect His holiness and not bring dishonor to His name. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idols.htm">The Futility of Idols</a> Idols, whether physical or metaphorical, cannot satisfy or save. True fulfillment and salvation are found only in the Lord. <a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a> God promises that His people will eventually listen to Him. This encourages us to be attentive to His voice and responsive to His guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 20</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_cycles_in_ezekiel_20.htm">Historically and archaeologically, is there evidence to support the repeated cycles of rebellion and divine judgment described throughout Ezekiel 20?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_20_25_align_with_god's_justice.htm">Ezekiel 20:25 mentions God giving Israel “statutes that were not good”; how does this align with the concept of a just and unchanging God elsewhere in Scripture? </a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_20_5-8's_claim_credible.htm">In Ezekiel 20:5-8, how credible is the claim that the Israelites rebelled immediately after God's promise to deliver them from Egypt, given the differing details in Exodus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) Go ye, serve ye every one his idols.--Comp. <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm" title="And if it seem evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.">Joshua 24:15</a>. If, after the warning given, ye still refuse obedience, then the Lord gives you up to your fate; "go, serve your idols." Such should be the terrible end of the persistently rebellious part of the nation, as with the obdurate sinner of all ages, they will be given up to the punishment--than which nothing can be imagined more fearful--of being allowed to follow to the end the ways of their own choice.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 39. - Go ye, serve every man his idols, etc. The command comes as with a grave irony. "Be at least consistent. Sin on, if it is your will to sin; but do not make the sin worse by the hypocrisy of an unreal worship, and mix up the name of Jehovah with the ritual of Moloch" (comp. <a href="/joshua/24-19.htm">Joshua 24:19, 20</a>). The margin of the Revised Version, with not a few critics (Keil), gives, "but hereafter surely ye shall hearken unto me" ("if not" equivalent to "ye shall," as in the familiar idiom of <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a>, where "if" is equivalent to "shall not"). So taken, the verse looks forward to what follows. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And as for you, וְאַתֶּ֨ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you O house בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (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 this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהֹוִ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says: אָמַ֣ר ׀ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Go לְכ֣וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and serve עֲבֹ֔דוּ (‘ă·ḇō·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave your idols, גִּלּוּלָיו֙ (gil·lū·lāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> A log, an idol every one of you. אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person But afterward, וְאַחַ֕ר (wə·’a·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part you will surely אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not listen שֹׁמְעִ֣ים (šō·mə·‘îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to Me, אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to and you will no לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer ע֔וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more defile תְחַלְּלוּ־ (ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play My holy קָדְשִׁי֙ (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 name שֵׁ֤ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name with your gifts בְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (bə·mat·tə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4979.htm">Strong's 4979: </a> A present, a sacrificial offering, a bribe and idols. וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃ (ū·ḇə·ḡil·lū·lê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> A log, an idol <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Ezekiel 20:39 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:39 As for you house of Israel thus (Ezek. 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