Ezekiel 20:3
20:3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Are you coming to seek me? As surely as I live, I will not allow you to seek me, 1 declares the sovereign Lord.’
Ezekiel 20:31
20:31 When you present your sacrifices 2 – when you make your sons pass through the fire – you defile yourselves with all your idols to this very day. Will I allow you to seek me, 3 O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will not allow you to seek me! 4
1 tn Or “I will not reveal myself to you.”
2 tn Or “gifts.”
3 tn Or “Will I reveal myself to you?”
4 tn Or “I will not reveal myself to you.”