Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
come	וְיָב֣וֹאוּ ve.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural
people	עָ֞ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
cometh	כִּמְבוֹא kim.Vo'-	H3996	an entrance (the place or the act) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sit	וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ ve.ye.she.Vu	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural
before	לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
people	עַמִּ֔י 'a.Mi	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
hear	וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ ve.sha.me.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
words	דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ de.va.Rei.kha	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
do	יַֽעֲשׂ֑וּ ya.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
mouth	בְּפִיהֶם֙ be.fi.Hem	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
shew	עֹשִׂ֔ים 'o.Sim	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
love	עֲגָבִ֤ים 'a.ga.Vim	H5690	love (concretely) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
heart	לִבָּ֥ם li.Bam	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
goeth	הֹלֵֽךְ ho.Lekh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
after	אַחֲרֵ֥י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
covetousness	בִצְעָ֖ם vitz.'Am	H1215	plunder · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 78:36-37 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
Matthew 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke…
James 1:22-24 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their he…
Luke 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
James 2:14-16 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Jeremiah 44:16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
Ezekiel 8:1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sa…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:30–end

The foregoing verses spoke conviction to the Jews who remained in the land of Israel, who were monuments of sparing mercy and yet returned not to the Lord; in these verses those are reproved who were now in captivity in Babylon, under divine rebukes, and yet were not reformed by them. They are not indeed charged with the same gross enormities that the others are charged with. They made some show of religion and devotion; but their hearts were not right with God. The thing they are here accused of is mocking the messengers of the lord, one of their measure-filling sins, which brought this ruin upon them, and yet they were not cured of it. Two ways they mocked the prophet Ezekiel: - I. By inv…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:31

as the people cometh--that is, in crowds, as disciples flock to their teacher. sit before thee--on lower seats at thy feet, according to the Jewish custom of pupils (Deu 33:3; Kg2 4:38; Luk 10:39; Act 22:3). as my people--though they are not. hear . . . not do-- (Mat 13:20-21; Jam 1:23-24). they show much love--literally, "make love," that is, act the part of lovers. Profess love to the Lord (Mat 7:21). GESENIUS translates, according to Arabic idiom, "They do the delights of God," that is, all that is agreeable to God. Vulgate translates, "They turn thy words into a song of their mouths." heart goeth after . . . covetousness--the grand rival to the love of God; therefore called "id…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:31

As the people cometh - As they are accustomed to come on public days, Sabbaths, etc. With their mouth they show much love - They respected the prophet, but would not bend themselves to follow his precepts. They loved earthly things, and did not relish those of heaven.

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh,.... As the people of God, who came to the prophets's house to hear him preach the word, and explain it for their spiritual profit and edification these came when they did, and as early and constantly, and with seeming pleasure: and they sit before thee as my people; with great decency and reverence, and very gravely and demurely, and with seeming devotion, and stay the time out till the whole service is over; as scholars sit at the feet of their masters, to hear and learn their doctrines. So the Targum, "and they come unto thee as the men the disciples come:'' and they hear thy words, but they will not do them; they gave him the hearing, and s…

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel, Book of — Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of…
Affections · Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God — Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
Affections, The · Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God — Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
Covetousness · 6:13;8:10;17:11;22:17;51:13; — 6:13;8:10;17:11;22:17;51:13;
Ezekiel · His popularity — His popularity
Hearers · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Hypocrisy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Hypocrites · Described as: Covetous — Described as: Covetous
Jews, The · National character of: Prone to formality in religion — National character of: Prone to formality in religion

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 33:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:30–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:31

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:31

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:31

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 33:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:30–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:31

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:31

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:31

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 33:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 33:30-33

Rashi on Ezekiel 33:31