Ezekiel 14:1
What does Ezekiel 14:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 14:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And some of the ancients of Israel came to me, and sat before me.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 6:32
But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; andthe kingsent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
- Ezekiel 20:1
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifthmonth, the tenthdayof the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah, and sat before me.
- Ezekiel 8:1
And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixthmonth, in the fifthdayof the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Jehovah fell there upon me.
- Luke 10:39
And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet, and heard his word.
- 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 do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.
- Acts 4:5
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
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