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Ezekiel 20:39

Ezekiel 20:39
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God,.... Alluding to Mount Zion, or Moriah, on which the temple was built, on the highest part of the land of Israel,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ezekiel 20:32-44

God’s future dealings with His people: (1) in judgment Eze 20:32-38; (2) in mercy Eze 20:39-44. Eze 20:32 The inquirers had thought that if Jerusalem were taken, and the whole people became sojourners…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Go ye, serve ye every one his idols - Thus, God gave them statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they could not live, by thus permitting them to take their own way, serve their gods, and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 20:33-44

The design which was now on foot among the elders of Israel was that the people of Israel, being scattered among the nations, should lay aside all their peculiarities and conform to those among whom…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The present text must read: Go, serve ye every one his idols; but hereafter surely ye shall hearken unto me, and no more profane my holy name with your gifts (cf. Eze 20:20), cf. Eze 23:38-39. The…