Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 20:3

"Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Is it to inquire of me that ye are come? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you." — Ezekiel 20:3 (ASV)

I will not be enquired of by you. —As in Ezekiel 14:3. St. Jerome thus comments on the words: “To the holy, and to those who ask for right things, the promise is given, While they are yet speaking, I will say, Here I am; but to sinners, such as these elders of Israel were, and as those whose sins the prophet proceeds to describe, no answer is given, but only a fierce rebuke for their sins, to which He adds His oath, As I live, to strengthen His solemn refusal.”