As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

God’s future dealings with His people:

  1. In judgment (Ezekiel 20:32–38);
  2. In mercy (Ezekiel 20:39–44).
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Go you, serve you every one his idols. —Compare Joshua 24:15. If, after the warning given, you still refuse obedience, th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Now again God expressly testifies that he rejects the Israelites because they corrupted the pure worship of the law with their mixtures. For we sai…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

As for you, O house of Israel The then present house of Israel, and the elders of it, who were upon the spot with the pro…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The wicked Israelites, even though they follow the sinful ways of other nations, will not mingle with them in their prosperity, but will be separat…

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