Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 20:2 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 2. 2Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
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Role in This Section
The dated report or historical recital carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying” at Ezekiel 20:2 as part of “Elders Inquire and a Historical Indictment Begins.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 20:1–4
Read Ezekiel 20:2 with 20:1–4. By itself, “Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: In a dated gathering elders inquire of the LORD, but Ezekiel is told to deny the inquiry and make known the ancestors' abominations.
Continue in Context
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Read Ezekiel 20:1–4 — Elders Inquire and a Historical Indictment BeginsSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 20:1–4, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 20:1–4
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