Ezekiel 20:3

God's Dealings With Israel For His Name's Sake

² And the word of the Lord came to me saying, ³ “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Do you come to inquire of Me? As I live,” declares the Lord God, “I will not be inquired of by you.”’ ⁴ Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Make them know the abominations of their fathers;

As I Live

As Long as I Live

Elders of Israel

Men of Israel

Says the Lord

Son of Man

Thus Says the Lord

Declares The Lord

Israel

Jehovah

No

Micah 3:7

The seers will be ashamed
And the diviners will be embarrassed.
Indeed, they will all cover their mouths
Because there is no answer from God.

1 Samuel 28:6

When Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.

Psalm 50:15-21

Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with evil intent!

Proverbs 28:9

He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.

Isaiah 1:12

“When you come to appear before Me,
Who requires of you this trampling of My courts?

Isaiah 1:15

“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Ezekiel 14:3-4

“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be consulted by them at all?

Ezekiel 14:7-8

For anyone of the house of Israel or of the immigrants who stay in Israel who separates himself from Me, sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me for himself, I the Lord will be brought to answer him in My own person.

Ezekiel 20:31

When you offer your gifts, when you cause your sons to pass through the fire, you are defiling yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,” declares the Lord God, “I will not be inquired of by you.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 15:8-9

‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.

Luke 3:7

So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

John 4:24

God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”