Overview
Ezekiel 20:1, God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel; Ezekiel 20:4, He shews the story of their rebellions in Egypt, Ezekiel 20:10. in the wilderness, Ezekiel 20:27. and in the land; Ezekiel 20:33, He promises to gather them by the Gospel; Ezekiel 20:45, Under the name of a forest he shews the destruction of Jerusalem.

am 3411, bc 593
in the seventh: The seventh year of the captivity of Jeconiah, and according to Usher, Monday, Aug. 27, 3411. Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 8:1, Ezekiel 24:1, Ezekiel 26:1, Ezekiel 29:1, Ezekiel 29:17, Ezekiel 30:20, Ezekiel 31:1, Ezekiel 32:1, Ezekiel 40:1
that certain: Ezekiel 14:1-3, Ezekiel 33:30-33, 1 Kings 14:2-6, 1 Kings 22:15-28, 2 Kings 3:13, Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 58:2, Jeremiah 37:17, Matthew 22:16
and sat: Ezekiel 8:1, Luke 2:46, Luke 8:35, Luke 10:39, Acts 22:3
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 28:6 - inquired 1 Kings 22:5 - Inquire 2 Kings 6:32 - the elders 2 Kings 22:13 - inquire 2 Chronicles 34:21 - inquire Jeremiah 21:2 - Inquire Jeremiah 30:15 - for the Jeremiah 42:1 - came Ezekiel 2:3 - a rebellious nation Ezekiel 7:26 - then Ezekiel 8:12 - ancients Ezekiel 33:31 - as the people cometh

they rebelled: Deuteronomy 9:7, Nehemiah 9:26, Isaiah 63:10
they did: Ezekiel 20:7, Exodus 32:4-6
then I: Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 20:21, Ezekiel 5:13, Ezekiel 7:8
Reciprocal: Leviticus 18:3 - the doings Numbers 14:19 - Pardon Deuteronomy 9:28 - Because Joshua 5:9 - I rolled away Joshua 24:14 - in Egypt Psalms 78:8 - as their Psalms 78:38 - many Jeremiah 4:1 - put away Jeremiah 7:24 - they Jeremiah 11:8 - obeyed Jeremiah 22:21 - This Jeremiah 32:23 - but Jeremiah 32:30 - children Jeremiah 34:14 - but Jeremiah 44:17 - our fathers Lamentations 3:22 - of Ezekiel 8:9 - that they Ezekiel 16:4 - for Ezekiel 16:15 - and playedst Ezekiel 16:26 - with the Ezekiel 20:16 - for their Ezekiel 22:22 - ye shall know Ezekiel 23:3 - in Egypt Daniel 9:9 - though Hosea 9:10 - and their Hosea 11:9 - not execute Amos 5:25 - General Malachi 3:7 - from the

I wrought: Ezekiel 20:14, Ezekiel 20:22, Ezekiel 36:21, Ezekiel 36:22, Ezekiel 39:7, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:13-25, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 32:26, Deuteronomy 32:27, Joshua 7:9, 1 Samuel 12:22
in whose: Joshua 2:10, Joshua 9:9, Joshua 9:10, 1 Samuel 4:8
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:4 - I will be Leviticus 26:45 - in the sight Numbers 14:19 - Pardon 2 Samuel 7:23 - make him 1 Kings 8:42 - great name 1 Kings 20:28 - therefore will 2 Kings 19:31 - the zeal 1 Chronicles 17:21 - make thee Nehemiah 9:10 - didst Psalms 25:11 - thy Psalms 78:38 - many Psalms 79:9 - for thy Psalms 106:8 - he saved Isaiah 26:12 - in us Isaiah 37:35 - for mine Isaiah 43:25 - for mine Isaiah 48:9 - my name's Isaiah 48:11 - for how Isaiah 52:5 - my name Jeremiah 14:7 - do Lamentations 3:22 - of Ezekiel 20:44 - when I Daniel 9:9 - though Daniel 9:19 - thine Hosea 11:9 - not execute Joel 2:17 - wherefore John 17:11 - thine

I gave: Deuteronomy 4:8, Nehemiah 9:13, Nehemiah 9:14, Psalms 147:19, Psalms 147:20, Romans 3:2
showed them: Heb. made them to know
which: Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 20:21, Leviticus 18:5, Deuteronomy 20:15, Deuteronomy 20:16, Luke 10:28, Romans 10:5, Galatians 3:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:1 - the judgments Deuteronomy 4:1 - that ye may Deuteronomy 5:31 - General Deuteronomy 6:25 - General Nehemiah 9:6 - thou hast Nehemiah 9:29 - which Ezekiel 18:9 - he shall Ezekiel 33:15 - walk Hosea 8:12 - written Matthew 19:17 - but Mark 12:1 - and set Romans 2:13 - For not Romans 7:10 - General Romans 9:4 - the giving

Ezekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 20:22, Ezekiel 36:22, Ezekiel 36:23, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 32:12 - should Leviticus 26:45 - in the sight Numbers 14:13 - Then the Deuteronomy 9:5 - that he may Deuteronomy 9:28 - Because Deuteronomy 32:27 - lest their Judges 16:24 - praised 1 Samuel 12:22 - for his great 1 Kings 20:13 - Hast thou 1 Kings 20:28 - therefore will Nehemiah 9:19 - in thy Psalms 23:3 - for his Psalms 74:18 - the foolish Psalms 78:38 - many Psalms 79:9 - for thy Psalms 106:8 - he saved Psalms 106:23 - he said Psalms 115:1 - unto us Isaiah 26:12 - in us Isaiah 43:25 - for mine Isaiah 48:9 - my name's Isaiah 52:5 - my name Jeremiah 14:7 - do Jeremiah 31:2 - found Lamentations 3:22 - of Ezekiel 20:16 - they Ezekiel 20:44 - when I Ezekiel 36:21 - General Ezekiel 39:7 - and I will Daniel 9:19 - thine Hosea 11:9 - not execute

I lifted: Ezekiel 20:23, Numbers 14:23-30, Numbers 26:64, Numbers 26:65, Deuteronomy 1:34, Deuteronomy 1:35, Psalms 95:11, Psalms 106:26, Hebrews 3:11, Hebrews 3:18, Hebrews 4:3
flowing: Ezekiel 20:6
Reciprocal: Exodus 6:8 - swear Numbers 13:27 - General Numbers 32:10 - General Deuteronomy 2:14 - until all the generation Deuteronomy 26:9 - a land Joshua 5:6 - a land Nehemiah 9:15 - sworn Isaiah 32:12 - pleasant fields Jeremiah 32:22 - a land Ezekiel 20:5 - lifted up mine hand Ezekiel 20:28 - the which Ezekiel 20:42 - for the which Ezekiel 36:7 - I have lifted Ezekiel 44:12 - therefore Daniel 8:9 - the pleasant Revelation 10:5 - lifted

they: Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 20:14
for their: They still had a hankering after the idolatries they had learned in Egypt, to which they added new idols, which they had seen in countries through which they had travelled, as those of the Midianites, Amorites, etc. Ezekiel 20:8, Ezekiel 14:3, Ezekiel 14:4, Ezekiel 23:8, Exodus 32:1-8, Numbers 15:39, Numbers 25:2, Amos 5:25, Amos 5:26, Acts 7:39-43
Reciprocal: Exodus 16:28 - General Exodus 31:14 - keep Proverbs 13:13 - despiseth Jeremiah 7:24 - they Jeremiah 17:23 - they obeyed Ezekiel 11:12 - General Ezekiel 20:24 - they had Amos 2:4 - because

I said: Numbers 14:32, Numbers 14:33, Numbers 32:13-15, Deuteronomy 4:3-6, Psalms 78:6-8
the statutes: Zechariah 1:2-4, Luke 11:47, Luke 11:48, Acts 7:51, 1 Peter 1:18
defile: Ezekiel 20:7, Jeremiah 2:7, Jeremiah 3:9
Reciprocal: Joshua 24:14 - put 1 Kings 15:12 - all the idols 2 Chronicles 33:22 - as did Manasseh Psalms 1:1 - walketh Psalms 78:8 - as their Psalms 106:39 - defiled Jeremiah 11:8 - obeyed Jeremiah 11:10 - iniquities Jeremiah 32:23 - but Ezekiel 2:3 - rebelled Ezekiel 18:14 - that seeth Ezekiel 18:17 - he shall not Ezekiel 18:19 - When Amos 2:4 - after Mark 12:1 - and set Acts 7:53 - and have

the children: Numbers 21:5, Numbers 25:1-8, Deuteronomy 9:23, Deuteronomy 9:24, Deuteronomy 31:27, Psalms 106:29-33, Acts 13:18
if a man: Ezekiel 20:11, Ezekiel 20:13
I would: Ezekiel 20:8, Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 21:31, 2 Chronicles 34:21, 2 Chronicles 34:25, Revelation 16:1
accomplish: Ezekiel 7:8, Ezekiel 13:15, Lamentations 4:11, Daniel 11:36
Reciprocal: Exodus 31:14 - keep Leviticus 18:5 - which if a man do Numbers 32:14 - an increase Deuteronomy 4:1 - that ye may 2 Kings 21:15 - since the day Nehemiah 9:26 - they were Psalms 78:38 - many Isaiah 63:10 - they rebelled Jeremiah 7:24 - they Jeremiah 17:22 - neither do Jeremiah 17:23 - they obeyed Jeremiah 22:21 - This Jeremiah 32:23 - but Lamentations 3:22 - of Ezekiel 5:13 - shall mine Ezekiel 11:12 - General Ezekiel 20:36 - General Ezekiel 22:8 - General Ezekiel 33:15 - walk Ezekiel 39:3 - General Hosea 11:9 - not execute Malachi 3:7 - from the Matthew 28:1 - the end Luke 10:28 - this Romans 7:10 - General Romans 10:5 - That the man

lifted: Ezekiel 20:15, Deuteronomy 32:40, Revelation 10:5, Revelation 10:6
that I: The predictions of the dispersion of Israel, delivered by Moses just before his death, are evidently here referred to: they received a partial accomplishment at the Babylonian captivity, but are more exactly fulfilling at this day. Leviticus 26:33, Deuteronomy 28:64-68, Deuteronomy 32:26, Deuteronomy 32:27, Psalms 106:27, Jeremiah 15:4
Reciprocal: Exodus 6:8 - swear Jeremiah 9:16 - scatter Ezekiel 5:10 - the whole Ezekiel 20:5 - lifted up mine hand Ezekiel 20:6 - lifted Ezekiel 44:12 - therefore

I gave: The simple meaning of this place is, that when the Israelites had rebelled against God, despised his statutes, and polluted his sabbaths, in effect cast him off, and given themselves up wholly to their idols, then He, in a just judgment for their disobedience, abandoned them, "gave them up to a reprobate mind," - Romans 1:28, and suffered them to walk after the idolatrous, cruel, and impious customs and ordinances of the heathen; by which they were ripened for the destruction which he intended to bring upon them, that they might learn to know God by his judgments, seeing they had despised his mercies. In the same sense God is said judicially to "send a strong delusion, that they should believe a lie," to those who "received not the love of the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." Ezekiel 20:26, Ezekiel 20:39, Ezekiel 14:9-11, Deuteronomy 4:27, Deuteronomy 4:28, Deuteronomy 28:36, Psalms 81:12, Isaiah 66:4, Romans 1:21-28, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:1 - the judgments 2 Samuel 12:11 - I will take 2 Samuel 16:11 - the Lord 2 Samuel 24:1 - moved Acts 7:42 - and gave

speak: Ezekiel 2:7, Ezekiel 3:4, Ezekiel 3:11, Ezekiel 3:27
Yet: Romans 2:24, Revelation 13:5
committed: Heb. trespassed
Reciprocal: Psalms 78:57 - But Isaiah 65:7 - blasphemed

when I: Joshua 23:3, Joshua 23:4, Joshua 23:14, Nehemiah 9:22-26, Psalms 78:55-58
the which: Ezekiel 20:6, Ezekiel 20:15, Genesis 15:18-21, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:4, Psalms 105:8-11
they saw: Ezekiel 6:13, Psalms 78:58, Isaiah 57:5-7, Jeremiah 2:7, Jeremiah 3:6
their sweet: Ezekiel 16:19
Reciprocal: Exodus 6:8 - swear Exodus 10:2 - that ye Exodus 29:40 - a drink Leviticus 1:9 - a sweet Leviticus 17:5 - in the open Deuteronomy 12:2 - possess Deuteronomy 12:30 - that thou 1 Kings 11:7 - build an high 1 Kings 14:23 - built 2 Kings 16:4 - on the hills 2 Kings 18:4 - removed 2 Chronicles 21:11 - Moreover Psalms 78:57 - But Psalms 106:36 - And Isaiah 57:7 - General Isaiah 65:3 - that sacrificeth Isaiah 65:7 - blasphemed Jeremiah 2:20 - when upon Jeremiah 3:2 - unto Jeremiah 3:23 - in vain Jeremiah 7:18 - to pour Jeremiah 13:27 - abominations Jeremiah 17:2 - their altars Jeremiah 22:21 - This Jeremiah 32:30 - children Ezekiel 6:9 - their eyes Ezekiel 16:24 - thou hast Ezekiel 18:6 - not Ezekiel 20:41 - with your Ezekiel 44:12 - therefore Ezekiel 47:14 - lifted up mine hand Hosea 4:13 - sacrifice Malachi 3:7 - from the Revelation 10:5 - lifted

I said: etc. or, I told them what the high place was, or, Bamah. And the. Ezekiel 16:24, Ezekiel 16:25, Ezekiel 16:31
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:2 - possess 1 Kings 11:7 - build an high 1 Kings 14:23 - built 2 Kings 16:4 - on the hills 2 Kings 18:4 - removed Psalms 78:58 - their high Isaiah 57:7 - General Hosea 4:13 - sacrifice

Are ye: Numbers 32:14, Judges 2:19, Jeremiah 7:26, Jeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 16:12, Matthew 23:32, Acts 7:51
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 21:15 - since the day Psalms 106:39 - defiled Ezekiel 18:17 - he shall not Ezekiel 18:19 - When Amos 2:4 - after Acts 15:20 - from pollutions Revelation 17:4 - abominations

surely: Ezekiel 8:18, Jeremiah 21:5, Jeremiah 42:18, Jeremiah 44:6, Lamentations 2:4, Daniel 9:11, Daniel 9:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 3:20 - stretch Exodus 6:1 - with a strong Deuteronomy 28:36 - there shalt thou Job 23:6 - plead Isaiah 9:17 - For all Isaiah 31:3 - stretch Jeremiah 4:4 - lest Jeremiah 36:7 - for Jeremiah 44:24 - all Judah Ezekiel 6:14 - will I Ezekiel 7:8 - pour Ezekiel 22:22 - ye shall know

Ezekiel 20:38, Ezekiel 34:16, Isaiah 27:9-13, Amos 9:9, Amos 9:10
Reciprocal: Exodus 6:1 - with a strong Isaiah 31:3 - stretch Isaiah 42:25 - he hath poured Jeremiah 21:5 - with an Jeremiah 31:8 - the coasts Jeremiah 31:10 - He Ezekiel 6:14 - will I

pass: Ezekiel 34:17, Leviticus 27:32, Jeremiah 33:13, Matthew 25:32, Matthew 25:33
I will: Ezekiel 16:59, Ezekiel 16:60, Leviticus 26:25, Psalms 89:30-32, Amos 3:2
the bond: or, a delivering
Reciprocal: Judges 2:20 - transgressed Psalms 44:17 - dealt Psalms 50:16 - thou shouldest Jeremiah 11:8 - therefore Jeremiah 31:32 - which Hebrews 8:9 - they continued

in mine: These predictions received a partial accomplishment by the restoration of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity; but they seem chiefly to relate to the establishment of the Christian church, and more especially to the future conversion of the Jews, and their restoration to their own land. Ezekiel 17:23, Psalms 2:6, Psalms 68:15, Psalms 68:16, Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 2:3, Isaiah 66:20, Jeremiah 31:12, Joel 3:17, Joel 3:18, Obadiah 1:16, Micah 4:1, Micah 4:2, Hebrews 12:20-22, Revelation 21:10
there shall: Ezekiel 37:22-28, Isaiah 56:7, Isaiah 60:7, Isaiah 66:23, Zechariah 8:20-23, Malachi 1:11, Malachi 3:4, Revelation 12:1, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5
firstfruits: or, chief
Reciprocal: Exodus 22:29 - shalt not delay Leviticus 1:3 - at the Leviticus 17:4 - bringeth Deuteronomy 12:6 - your burnt Deuteronomy 26:2 - That thou shalt Deuteronomy 33:11 - accept 2 Samuel 24:23 - The Lord Song of Solomon 7:12 - there will I give thee Isaiah 30:19 - dwell Isaiah 57:13 - my holy Ezekiel 17:22 - upon Ezekiel 28:14 - upon Ezekiel 34:26 - my hill Ezekiel 39:25 - the whole Ezekiel 43:27 - I will accept

shall ye: Ezekiel 6:9, Leviticus 26:39-41, Nehemiah 1:8-10, Hosea 5:15
and ye shall: Ezekiel 16:61-63, Ezekiel 36:31, Job 42:6, Jeremiah 31:18, Zechariah 12:10-14, Luke 18:13, 2 Corinthians 7:11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:41 - humbled Deuteronomy 9:7 - Remember Job 7:5 - loathsome Psalms 106:39 - defiled Proverbs 13:5 - is Jeremiah 31:19 - I was ashamed Ezekiel 14:22 - ye shall see Ezekiel 37:23 - shall they defile Zechariah 1:6 - according to our ways Ephesians 2:11 - remember Revelation 2:5 - Remember Revelation 3:3 - Remember

And ye shall: Ezekiel 20:38, Ezekiel 24:24
when I: Ezekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 20:14, Ezekiel 20:22, Ezekiel 36:21, Ezekiel 36:22, Psalms 79:9, Psalms 115:1, Ephesians 1:6, 1 Timothy 1:16
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 9:6 - Understand Psalms 106:8 - he saved Isaiah 48:9 - my name's Isaiah 52:6 - my people Jeremiah 31:19 - I was ashamed Ezekiel 6:7 - and ye Ezekiel 15:7 - and ye shall Ezekiel 20:42 - ye shall Ezekiel 23:49 - and ye shall know John 17:11 - thine

Moreover: This is the beginning of another prophecy, and properly belongs to the following chapter. Ezekiel 20:45

set: Ezekiel 4:7, Ezekiel 6:2
toward: Towards Judea, which lay south of Mesopotamia, where the prophet now dwelt.
and drop: Ezekiel 21:2, Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 29:22, Amos 7:16, Micah 2:6, *marg.
the forest: The city of Jerusalem, as full of inhabitants as the forest is of trees. Jeremiah 13:19, Jeremiah 22:7, Zechariah 11:1, Zechariah 11:2
Reciprocal: Psalms 29:9 - discovereth Isaiah 29:17 - the fruitful Jeremiah 21:14 - in the Jeremiah 46:23 - cut Ezekiel 11:4 - General Ezekiel 13:17 - set thy Ezekiel 25:2 - thy face Ezekiel 29:2 - set Ezekiel 35:2 - set Ezekiel 38:2 - set

I will kindle: I will send war; and it shall destroy all ranks and characters of the people. Ezekiel 15:6, Ezekiel 15:7, Ezekiel 19:14, Ezekiel 22:20, Ezekiel 22:21, Deuteronomy 32:22, Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 9:19, Isaiah 30:33, Jeremiah 21:14
green: Ezekiel 17:24, Luke 23:31
the flaming: Isaiah 66:24, Mark 9:43-49
from the south: Ezekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 21:4, Isaiah 24:1-6
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:17 - shall not be Job 15:30 - the flame Psalms 80:16 - burned Psalms 83:14 - As the fire Isaiah 1:31 - and they Isaiah 10:18 - consume Isaiah 27:11 - the boughs Isaiah 29:17 - the fruitful Isaiah 34:10 - shall not Jeremiah 4:4 - lest Jeremiah 7:20 - Behold Jeremiah 11:16 - with Jeremiah 13:19 - cities Jeremiah 17:4 - for Jeremiah 17:27 - then Jeremiah 21:12 - lest Jeremiah 30:24 - fierce Lamentations 4:11 - Lord Ezekiel 10:2 - scatter Ezekiel 11:4 - General Ezekiel 16:35 - hear Ezekiel 19:12 - the fire Ezekiel 21:10 - General Ezekiel 21:15 - that their Ezekiel 21:32 - for fuel Ezekiel 23:25 - thy residue Ezekiel 24:5 - the choice Ezekiel 36:1 - hear Hosea 11:6 - consume Amos 5:6 - there Matthew 3:12 - with Hebrews 6:8 - whose

Deuteronomy 29:24-28, 2 Chronicles 7:20-22, Isaiah 26:11, Jeremiah 40:2, Jeremiah 40:3, Lamentations 2:16, Lamentations 2:17
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:17 - shall not be 2 Chronicles 34:25 - shall not Job 15:30 - the flame Psalms 80:16 - burned Psalms 83:14 - As the fire Isaiah 1:31 - and they Isaiah 9:18 - shall kindle Isaiah 10:18 - consume Isaiah 34:10 - shall not Jeremiah 4:4 - lest Jeremiah 7:20 - Behold Jeremiah 11:16 - with Jeremiah 17:4 - for Jeremiah 17:27 - then Jeremiah 21:12 - lest Jeremiah 30:24 - fierce Lamentations 4:11 - Lord Ezekiel 10:2 - scatter Ezekiel 15:6 - General Ezekiel 19:12 - the fire Ezekiel 21:5 - all Ezekiel 21:32 - for fuel Ezekiel 22:21 - and blow Ezekiel 23:25 - thy residue Amos 5:6 - there Matthew 3:12 - with Luke 23:31 - General Revelation 14:10 - in the

Doth: Is it not his usual custom to deal in enigmas? His figures are not to be understood; we should not trouble ourselves with them. God therefore commands the prophet to declare, in the next chapter, the same things in the plainest terms, so that they should not complain of his parables. Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:14, John 16:25, Acts 17:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:14 - as one Numbers 12:8 - dark speeches Numbers 23:7 - he took Judges 14:12 - a riddle 2 Kings 14:9 - The thistle Psalms 49:4 - parable Ezekiel 4:14 - Ah Ezekiel 12:9 - What Ezekiel 17:2 - General Ezekiel 21:7 - Wherefore Ezekiel 24:3 - utter Ezekiel 24:19 - General Ezekiel 37:18 - Wilt Hosea 12:10 - used Matthew 13:3 - in Mark 12:1 - he began Galatians 4:24 - an allegory