141 Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
141 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
141 Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
141 Some of the leaders of Israel approached me and sat down with me.
141 Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
141 Then some of the leaders of Israel visited me, and while they were sitting with me,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 14:1
Commentary on Ezekiel 14:1-11
(Read Ezekiel 14:1-11)
No outward form or reformation can be acceptable to God, so long as any idol possesses the heart; yet how many prefer their own devices and their own righteousness, to the way of salvation! Men's corruptions are idols in their hearts, and are of their own setting up; God will let them take their course. Sin renders the sinner odious in the eyes of the pure and holy God; and in his own eyes also, whenever conscience is awakened. Let us seek to be cleansed from the guilt and pollution of sins, in that fountain which the Lord has opened.