Ezekiel 20:31

Because they still defile themselves with idols, even child sacrifice, God again refuses to be inquired of by them. Their unrepentant idolatry forfeits any word of guidance.

Cross-references · 20

• Ezek 20:26And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.
• Jer 7:31And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
• Ps 106:37–39Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
• Prov 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
• Ezek 16:20Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
• Ezek 20:3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
• Deut 18:10–12There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
• Prov 1:27–28When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
• Jas 4:1–3From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
• Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
• 2 Kgs 3:13–14And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
• 1 Sam 28:5–6And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
• Ezek 14:3–4Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
• Matt 25:11–12Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
• Isa 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
• Job 27:8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
• Jer 14:12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
• Ps 66:18If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
• Jer 19:5They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
• Zech 7:13Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

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