Ezekiel 20 · Verse 30

Ezekiel 20:30

Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?
Ezekiel 20:30, King James Version

Ezekiel 20:30 in other translations

BSBTherefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did, prostituting yourselves with their abominations?
WEB“Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Do you pollute yourselves in the way of your fathers? Do you play the prostitute after their abominations?
ASVWherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Do ye pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers? and play ye the harlot after their abominations?
YLTTherefore, say unto the house of Israel: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the way of your fathers are ye defiled? And after their detestable things go a-whoring?
DARBYTherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Do ye defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers? and do ye commit fornication after their abominations?
BBEFor this cause say to the children of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: Are you making yourselves unclean as your fathers did? are you being untrue to me by going after their disgusting works?
WebsterWherefore say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye lewd deeds after their abominations?

What does Ezekiel 20:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. The interrogation implies a strong affirmation, as in Eze 20:4, "Are ye not polluted ... ? Do ye not commit?" &c. Or, connecting this verse with Eze 20:31, "Are ye thus polluted ... and yet (do ye expect that) I shall be inquired of by you?"

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 20:27-32

The Jews persisted in rebellion after they settled in the land of Canaan. And these elders seem to have thought of uniting with the heathen. We make nothing by our profession if it be but a profession. There is nothing got by sinful compliances; and the carnal projects of hypocrites will stand them in no stead.

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Ezekiel 20:30 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.

לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
אֱמֹ֣ר\׀'e.MorsayH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
הַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְha.be.De.rekh¿ in [the] way? ofH1870
אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.Khemancestors yourH1
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.Tem[are] youH859
נִטְמְאִ֑יםnit.me.'Immaking yourselves uncleanH2930
וְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.Reiand afterH310
שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.Hemdetestable things theirH8251
אַתֶּ֥ם'a.Tem[are] you?H859
זֹנִֽים\׃zo.Nimacting as prostitutesH2181

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 20:30

  • Jeremiah 16:12

    And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:

  • Judges 2:19

    And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  • Jeremiah 7:26

    Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

  • Acts 7:51

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

  • Numbers 32:14

    And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.

  • Matthew 23:32

    Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

  • Jeremiah 9:14

    But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Are ye.
Nu 32:14; Jud 2:19; Jer 7:26; 9:14; 16:12; Mt 23:32; Ac 7:51

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Context

  • Ezekiel 20:29

    Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

  • Ezekiel 20:30

    Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?

  • Ezekiel 20:31

    For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

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Ezekiel 20:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Di, pues, á la casa de Israel: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: ¿No os contamináis vosotros á la manera de vuestros padres, y fornicáis tras sus abominaciones?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi, dis à la maison d’Israël: Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Ne vous rendez-vous pas impurs dans la voie de vos pères, et ne vous prostituez-vous pas après leurs abominations?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum sprich zum Hause Israel: So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Wie? ihr verunreiniget euch auf dem Wege eurer Väter und huret ihren Scheusalen nach;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Propterea dic ad domum Israël: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Certe in via patrum vestrorum vos polluimini, et post offendicula eorum vos fornicamini: