Ezekiel 14 · Verse 1

Ezekiel 14:1

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Ezekiel 14:1, King James Version

Ezekiel 14:1 in other translations

BSBThen some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
WEBThen some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
ASVThen came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
YLTAnd come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.
DARBYAnd there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
BBEThen certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.
WebsterThen came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

What does Ezekiel 14:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Eze 14:1-23. Hypocritical Inquirers Are Answered According to Their Hypocrisy. The Calamities Coming on the People; but a Remnant Is to Escape.

1. elders--persons holding that dignity among the exiles at the Chebar. Grotius refers this to Seraiah and those sent with him from Judea (Jr 51:59). The prophet's reply, first, reflecting on the character of the inquirers, and, secondly, foretelling the calamities coming on Judea, may furnish an idea of the subject of their inquiry. sat before me--not at once able to find a beginning of their speech; indicative of anxiety and despondency.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Here God threatens those hypocrites who pretended to worship him, while they loved and practiced idolatry, Eze 14:1-11. He declares his irreversible purpose of punishing so guilty a nation, in behalf of which no intercession of the people of God shall be of any avail. The gross idolaters of Jerusalem and Judah shall be visited with God's four sore judgments, famine, Eze 14:12-14; wild beasts, Eze 14:15, Eze 14:16; the sword, Eze 14:17, Eze 14:18; and pestilence, Eze 14:19-21. A remnant shall be delivered from the wrath coming upon the whole land, Eze 14:22, Eze 14:23. Verse 1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me - These probably came to tempt him, or get him to say something that would embroil him with the government. They were bad men, as we shall see in the third verse.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 14:1-11
Threatenings against hypocrites. (Ezek 14:1-11) God's purpose to punish the guilty Jews, but a few should be saved. (Ezek 14:12-23) Verses 1-11 No outward form or reformation can be acceptable to God, so long as any idol possesses the heart; yet how many prefer their own devices and their own righteousness, to the way of salvation! Men's corruptions are idols in their hearts, and are of their own setting up; God will let them take their course. Sin renders the sinner odious in the eyes of the pure and holy God; and in his own eyes also, whenever conscience is awakened. Let us seek to be cleansed from the guilt and pollution of sins, in that fountain which the Lord has opened.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 14:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּב֤וֹאvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
מִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.Neifrom [the] elders ofH2205
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they sat downH3427
לְפָנָֽי\׃\ \פle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 14:1

  • Ezekiel 8:1

    And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me.

  • 2 Kings 6:32

    But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?

  • Isaiah 29:13

    Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

  • Ezekiel 20:1

    And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me.

  • Ezekiel 33:31

    And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

  • Acts 4:5

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

  • Acts 22:3

    I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

  • Acts 4:8

    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

  • Luke 10:39

    And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 God answers idolaters according to their own heart.
6 They are exhorted to repent, for fear of judgments, by means of seduced prophets.
12 God's irrevocable sentence of famine;
15 of noisome beasts;
17 of the sword;
19 and of pestilence.
22 A remnant shall be reserved for example of others.

certain.
8:1; 20:1; 2Ki 6:32; Ac 4:5,8
and sat.
33:31; Isa 29:13; Lu 10:39; Ac 22:3

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Context

  • Ezekiel 14:1

    Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

  • Ezekiel 14:2

    And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

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Ezekiel 14:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y VINIERON á mí algunos de los ancianos de Israel, y sentáronse delante de mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et des hommes d’entre les anciens d’Israël vinrent vers moi, et s’assirent devant moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es kamen Männer von den Ältesten Israels zu mir, und sie setzten sich vor mir nieder.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et venerunt ad me viri seniorum Israël, et sederunt coram me.