Ezekiel 20:3

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

² Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:- ³ Son of man, Speak thou with the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh, To enquire of me, are ye coming in. As I live, very I will no be enquired of by you, Declareth My Lord Yahweh. ⁴ Wilt thou judge them, wilt thou judge, O son of man? The abominations of their fathers, let them know:

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

And the men of vision, shall turn pale, and the diviners, shall blush, and shall put a covering upon their lip, all of them, - because there is no answer of God.

1 Samuel 28:6

Then Saul enquired of Yahweh, but Yahweh answered him not, - neither by Dreams, nor by the Lights, nor by prophets.

Psalm 50:15-21

Call upon me, then, in the day of distress, I will deliver thee, that thou mayest glorify me.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the lawless, is an abomination, how much more, when, with wickedness, he bringeth it in!

Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.

Isaiah 1:12

When ye enter to see my face, Who hath required this at your hand trampling my courts?

Isaiah 1:15

Even when ye spread forth your open palms, I hide mine eyes from you; Yea, though ye multiply prayers, I am not hearkening, - Your hands, with deeds of blood, are filled.

Ezekiel 14:3-4

Son of man These men have brought up their manufactured gods upon their hear, And their stumbling-block of iniquity, have they set straight before their face, - Shall I be at all enquired of by them?

Ezekiel 14:7-8

For what man soever of the house of Israel Or of the sojourners who sojourn in Israel, Who shall estrange himself from following me And who shall bring up his manufactured gods, on his heart, And whose stumbling-block of iniquity, he shall set straight before his face, And then come in unto the prophet, to enquire by him of me. Yahweh will myself answer him on my own account;

Ezekiel 20:31

Yea when ye lift up your gifts When ye cause your children to pass through the fire, Ye are defiling yourselves unto all your manufactured gods unto this day, And shall be enquired of by you. house of Israel. As I live, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Surely I will not be enquired of by you.

Matthew 3:7

But, seeing, many of the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming unto his immersion, he said to them, - Broods of vipers! who suggested to you, to be fleeing from the coming wrath?

Matthew 15:8-9

This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me;

Luke 3:7

He was saying, therefore, unto the multitudes who were going forth to be immersed by him - Broods of vipers! who suggested to you, to flee from the coming wrath?

John 4:24

God is, spirit; and, they that worship him, in spirit and truth, must needs worship.