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Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/20.htm">New King James Version</a> “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “In this too your fathers have blasphemed Me, by being unfaithful to Me. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Therefore speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “Again, in this your fathers have blasphemed Me by being disloyal to Me. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, &#8216Thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed Me by acting treacherously against Me. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed Me by acting treacherously against Me. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed Me by acting unfaithfully against Me. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Again in this your fathers have blasphemed Me, in that they acted faithlessly and treacherously against Me. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your ancestors blasphemed me by committing treachery against me: <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them: This is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by committing treachery against Me: <a href="/asv/ezekiel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ezekiel, tell the people of Israel that their ancestors also rejected and insulted me <a href="/erv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Speak to the nation of Israel, son of man. Tell them, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: Your ancestors insulted me again because they were unfaithful to me. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Now then, mortal man, tell the Israelites what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying to them. This is another way their ancestors insulted me by their unfaithfulness. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Therefore, Son of Man, you are to speak to the children of Israel and tell them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Your ancestors also blasphemed me in their treacherous behavior against me. <a href="/net/ezekiel/20.htm">NET Bible</a> "Therefore, speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and tell them, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: In this way too your fathers blasphemed me when they were unfaithful to me. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/ezekiel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me. <a href="/web/ezekiel/20.htm">World English Bible</a> “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Moreover, in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore, speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and you have said to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Still in this your fathers have reviled Me, "" In their committing a trespass against Me. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore, speak unto the house of Israel, son of man, and thou hast said unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Still in this have your fathers reviled Me, In their committing against Me a trespass. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and say to them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Yet in this your fathers reviled me, in their transgressing a transgression against me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Wherefore speak to the house of Israel, O son of man, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Moreover in this also your fathers blasphemed me, when they had despised and contemned me; <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For this reason, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God. Yet also in this did your fathers blaspheme me, after they had spurned and despised me, <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and tell them: Thus says the Lord GOD: In this way also your ancestors blasphemed me, breaking faith with me. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore, mortal, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: In this again your ancestors blasphemed me, by dealing treacherously with me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore, Son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them. Thus says the LORD God: Yet in this very manner your fathers have blasphemed before me in their iniquity which they dealt treacherously against me. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, son of man, speak with those of the house of Israel and say to them: ‘Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: your fathers again blasphemed before me by this in their evil that they have done to me<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed Me, in that they dealt treacherously with Me. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord: Hitherto have your fathers provoke me in their trespasses in which they transgressed against me. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/20-27.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=5317" 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">Israel's Rebellion in the Land</a> 27<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the 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/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell them that</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></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/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">In this way</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.">also</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1442.htm" title="1442: gid·də·p̄ū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To revile, blaspheme. A primitive root; to hack, i.e. Revile.">blasphemed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4604.htm" title="4604: mā·‘al (N-ms) -- An unfaithful or treacherous act. From ma'al; treachery, i.e. Sin.">by their unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4603.htm" title="4603: bə·ma·‘ă·lām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. Treacherously.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">Me.</a> 28When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.…<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="/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="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a> Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. <a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Psalm 78:56-58</a> But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees. / They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow. / They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-12</a> All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16-21</a> They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations. / They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear. / You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth. ... <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7-8</a> And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king. / Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a> And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.” <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a> Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-11</a> These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.speak<a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Ezekiel 2:7</a> And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.<a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">Ezekiel 3:4,11,27</a> And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them… Yet<a href="/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24</a> For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.<a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Revelation 13:5</a> And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.committed [heb] trespassed <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-22.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Dealing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-24.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Further</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-63.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-8.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-22.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-14.htm">Dealing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Further</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-45.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">Wrought</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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It underscores the distinction between God and man, highlighting the divine authority of the message Ezekiel is to deliver.speak to the house of Israel, The "house of Israel" refers to the entire nation, including both the northern and southern kingdoms. This phrase indicates that the message is directed to the collective people of God, emphasizing their shared history and responsibility. Historically, Israel was chosen as God's covenant people, and this address serves as a reminder of their identity and obligations.and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: This phrase asserts the divine origin of the message, underscoring its authority and importance. The use of "Lord GOD" (Adonai Yahweh) emphasizes God's sovereignty and covenantal relationship with Israel. It is a reminder that the message is not Ezekiel's own but is delivered on behalf of the Almighty.In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me The reference to "your fathers" connects the current generation with their ancestors, highlighting a pattern of disobedience and rebellion against God. Blasphemy here involves more than just verbal disrespect; it encompasses actions that profane God's name and violate His covenant. This historical context points to Israel's repeated idolatry and unfaithfulness throughout their history, as seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/32.htm">Exodus 32</a> and <a href="/judges/2.htm">Judges 2</a>.by their unfaithfulness against Me. Unfaithfulness signifies a breach of the covenant relationship, akin to spiritual adultery. This phrase underscores the gravity of Israel's sin, which is not merely a legal infraction but a personal betrayal of God. The concept of unfaithfulness is echoed in other prophetic writings, such as Hosea, where Israel's idolatry is likened to marital infidelity. This unfaithfulness is a type of the broader human condition, pointing to the need for redemption through Christ, who is the faithful bridegroom to the Church.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <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. He is often referred to as "son of man" in the book. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> The collective term for the Israelites, God's chosen people, who are being addressed in this passage. They are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign and covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is speaking through Ezekiel to remind the Israelites of their past unfaithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/f/fathers/ancestors_of_israel.htm">Fathers/Ancestors of Israel</a> The previous generations of Israelites who repeatedly turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and other sins. 5. <a href="/topical/b/blasphemy_and_unfaithfulness.htm">Blasphemy and Unfaithfulness</a> The actions of the Israelites' ancestors, which included idolatry and breaking the covenant with God, leading to their current state of exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a> The Israelites' history of unfaithfulness serves as a warning to us about the consequences of turning away from God. We must remain vigilant in our faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembering_history.htm">The Importance of Remembering History</a> Understanding the past helps us avoid repeating the same mistakes. Reflect on how God has been faithful in your life and the lives of others. <a href="/topical/g/god's_call_to_repentance.htm">God's Call to Repentance</a> Despite the Israelites' repeated failures, God continues to call them to repentance. This demonstrates His mercy and desire for restoration, which is available to us today. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Ezekiel were tasked with delivering difficult messages. We should be open to receiving correction and guidance from spiritual leaders in our lives. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_the_present.htm">Faithfulness in the Present</a> Our current faithfulness to God is crucial. Evaluate areas in your life where you may be compromising and seek to align them with God's will.<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/what_does_'lord_of_the_sabbath'_mean.htm">What does 'Lord of the Sabbath' mean?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_disrespect.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on disrespect?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_profaning_the_covenant_in_malachi.htm">What does profaning the covenant mean in Malachi 2:10?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Your fathers have blasphemed me.--The fourth period of Israelitish history, though actually far the longest, is very briefly passed over (<a href="/context/ezekiel/20-27.htm" title="Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.">Ezekiel 20:27-29</a>). It includes the whole period of the settlement in Canaan, from the conquest to the prophet's own time, and was marked by the same characteristics as before. The particular way here specified by which they blasphemed was by the erection of idolatrous altars on every high place. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore, לָכֵ֞ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֔ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being speak דַּבֵּ֨ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the house בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (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 and tell them that וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say this is what כֹּ֥ה (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 יְהוִ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says: אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘In this way זֹ֚את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, also ע֗וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more your fathers אֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father blasphemed גִּדְּפ֤וּ (gid·də·p̄ū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1442.htm">Strong's 1442: </a> To revile, blaspheme Me אוֹתִי֙ (’ō·w·ṯî) Direct object marker | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case by their unfaithfulness מָֽעַל׃ (mā·‘al) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4603.htm">Strong's 4603: </a> To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously against Me. בְּמַעֲלָ֥ם (bə·ma·‘ă·lām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4604.htm">Strong's 4604: </a> An unfaithful or treacherous act <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:27 Therefore son of man speak to (Ezek. 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