Ezekiel Chapter 14 verse 1 Holy Bible
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
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Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.
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And there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
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Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
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Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.
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And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - As the result, probably, of the previous utterances, certain elders of Israel, i.e. of the exiles in Tel-Abib, came to consult Ezekiel, wishing to know what counsels or what predictions he had for them. In Ezekiel 8:1 we have "the elders of Judah," and it is possible that there were two groups in the Population of the town, and that these represented Israel as distinct from Judah - a deputation, as it were, from the earlier exiles. The term appears again in Ezekiel 20:1. More probably, however, the terms are used interchangeably.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Certain of the elders of Israel.--There is no distinction intended here between the elders of Israel and the elders of Judah mentioned in 8:1, and therefore there is no occasion to suppose a deputation sent to the prophet from Jerusalem. Israel is now becoming the ordinary name of the existing nation, except where it is used with some special mark of distinction. The object of their enquiry is not mentioned, nor is it even expressly said that they made any enquiry; but the message to them implies this, and from what is said to them we may probably gather what was uppermost in their minds. Already told by the previous prophecies that God would not spare Jerusalem for its own sake, and that His long forbearance hitherto was no warrant for its continuance, they still evidently cherished the hope that, however sinful they might be in themselves, their city would yet be delivered for the sake of the holy men who lived therein. With such thoughts in their minds the elders came and sat before the prophet, in whose fearless words they had already learned to have confidence, and waited what he might have to say to them.
