Ezekiel 33:31

29 Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

30 Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

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.

32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

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BSB
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
KJV
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.
WEB
They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
ASV
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.
DARBY
And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.
BLB
And they come to you, like the coming of people, and they sit before you—My people, and they hear your words, and they will not do them; for they do loves with their mouth; their heart is pursuing after dishonest gain.
ÅB
Så kommer de til deg i store skarer, og de setter seg foran deg som mitt folk og hører dine ord, men de gjør ikke etter dem; for det som er etter deres smak, det gjør de, og til vinning står deres hu.
OTB
Og de kommer til deg som folk kommer, og sitter foran deg som mitt folk og hører dine ord, men de setter dem ikke ut i livet. Deres munn taler om kjærlighet, men deres hjerter jager etter urettferdig vinning.
B1930
Så kommer de til dig i store skarer, og de setter sig foran dig som mitt folk og hører dine ord, men de gjør ikke efter dem; for det som er efter deres smak, det gjør de, og til vinning står deres hu.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 78:36–37

    Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

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  • 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 the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

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  • James 1:22–24

    But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

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  • Luke 11:28

    But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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  • 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 heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

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  • 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?

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  • 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 sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.

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  • 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.

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