Ezekiel 20:29 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 20:29

27 “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “In this too your fathers have ^ablasphemed Me, by being unfaithful to Me.

28 When I brought them into the land concerning which I had raised My hand in an oath to give them, and ^athey saw all the high hills and all the thick trees, there they offered their sacrifices and provoked Me with their offerings. There they also sent up their ^bsweet aroma and poured out their drink offerings.

29 Then I said to them, ‘What is this¹ high place to which you go?’ So its name is called² Bamah to this day.” ’

30 Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Are you defiling yourselves in the manner of your ^afathers, and committing harlotry according to their ^babominations?

31 For when you offer ^ayour gifts and make your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,” says the Lord God, “I will ^bnot be inquired of by you.

32 ^aWhat you have in your mind shall never be, when you say, ‘We will be like the Gentiles, like the families in other countries, serving wood and stone.’

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33 “As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely with a mighty hand, ^awith an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, I will rule over you.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 20:29

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American Standard Version
Then I said unto them, What meaneth the high place whereunto ye go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

Amplified® Bible
Then I said to them, What is the high place to which you go? And the name of it is called Bamah [high place] to this day.

Contemporary English Version
I asked them where they went to worship those gods, and they answered, "At the local shrines." And those places of worship are still called shrines.

Darby English Version
And I said unto them, What is the high place whither ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

Good News Bible
I asked them: What are these high places where you go? So they have been called 'High Places' ever since.

King James Version
Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name whereof is called Bamah unto this day.

New American Standard Bible
"Then I said to them, `What is the high place to which you go?' So its name is called Bamah to this day.'"

New International Version
Then I said to them: What is this high place you go to?' " (It is called Bamah to this day.)

New King James Version
Then I said to them, 'What is this high place to which you go?' So its name is called Bamah to this day."'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then I said to them, 'What high place do you which to go?' So its name we call Bamah to this day."'

Revised Standard Version
(I said to them, What is the high place to which you go? So its name is called Bamah to this day.)

Young's Literal Translation
And I say unto them: What `is' the high place whither ye are going in? And its name is called `high place' to this day.

New English Translation
So I said to them, What is this high place you go to?’” (So it is called “High Place”¹ to this day.)

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