Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’As for you, people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you! But afterward you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and idols. New Living Translation “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. English Standard Version “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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “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. New American Standard Bible “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. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “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. Legacy Standard Bible “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. Amplified Bible “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. Christian Standard Bible “ ‘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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English 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 Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Contemporary English Version 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! Douay-Rheims Bible 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; English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation " '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. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible 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! NET Bible "'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. New Revised Standard Version 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. New Heart English Bible "'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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible “‘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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment and Restoration…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. 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. 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.… Cross References Acts 7:42 But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? Isaiah 1:13 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me--your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. Jeremiah 44:25 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: 'We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.' Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows! Jeremiah 44:26 Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, 'As surely as the Lord GOD lives.' Ezekiel 23:38 They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths. Ezekiel 23:39 On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house. Ezekiel 43:7 and He said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name--neither they nor their kings--by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths. Treasury of Scripture 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 Ezekiel 20:25,26 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; … Judges 10:14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 2 Kings 3:13 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 Ezekiel 23:37-39 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… Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? Isaiah 1:13-15 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… Jump to Previous Gifts Hearken Hereafter Holy House Idols Israel Later Pollute Profane ServeJump to Next Gifts Hearken Hereafter Holy House Idols Israel Later Pollute Profane ServeEzekiel 20 1. God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel4. He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt 19. in the desert 27. and in the land 33. He promises to gather them by the Gospel 45. Under the name of a forest he shows the destruction of Jerusalem (39) Go ye, serve ye every one his idols.--Comp. Joshua 24:15. 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.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. Joshua 24:19, 20). 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 Psalm 95:11, where "if" is equivalent to "shall not"). So taken, the verse looks forward to what follows. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And as for you,וְאַתֶּ֨ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you O house בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD יְהֹוִ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH says: אָמַ֣ר ׀ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Go לְכ֣וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and serve עֲבֹ֔דוּ (‘ă·ḇō·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave your idols, גִּלּוּלָיו֙ (gil·lū·lāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1544: A log, an idol every one of you. אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person But afterward, וְאַחַ֕ר (wə·’a·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 310: The hind or following part you will surely אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not listen שֹׁמְעִ֣ים (šō·mə·‘îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Me, אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to and you will no לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no longer ע֔וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more defile תְחַלְּלוּ־ (ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2490: 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 Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity name שֵׁ֤ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name with your gifts בְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (bə·mat·tə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 4979: 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 Strong's 1544: A log, an idol Links Ezekiel 20:39 NIVEzekiel 20:39 NLT Ezekiel 20:39 ESV Ezekiel 20:39 NASB Ezekiel 20:39 KJV Ezekiel 20:39 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 20:39 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 20:39 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 20:39 French Bible Ezekiel 20:39 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:39 As for you house of Israel thus (Ezek. 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