Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 14:3

"Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?" — Ezekiel 14:3 (ASV)

Have set up their idols in their heart. —It was not the open idolatry of Judea which is reproved among these elders of the captivity; that had already passed away, but still their heart was not right. Like Lot’s wife, they longed for what they dared not do. With such a disposition, they were in the greatest danger, putting the stumbling-block of their iniquity, the temptation to sin, directly before them. And not only that, but they kept themselves in a state of alienation from God, so that it was idle to imagine He would allow Himself to be inquired of by them. The question implies the negative answer which is fully expressed in the following verses.