Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them,.... That is, speak unto them as a prophet, and as from the Lord, and say what follows; so the Targum,
"prophesy unto them and say unto them;''
thus…
Barnes' Notes
Omit “that cometh.” According to the multitiude of his idols - i. e., I will give him an answer as delusive as the idols which he serves. Compare Micaiah’s answer to Ahab 1Ki 22:15.
Adam Clarke
According to the multitude of his idols - I will treat him as an idolater, as a flagrant idolater.
Here is, I. The address which some of the elders of Israel made to the prophet, as an oracle, to enquire of the Lord by him. They came, and sat before him, Eze 14:1. It is probable that they were not…
Cambridge Bible
The Lord will answer such men directly through himself, by involving them in the consequences of their own idolatries and destroying them.
setteth up his idols Cf. Eze 14:14.
will answer him that…
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