Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. New Living Translation So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money. English Standard Version And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain. New American Standard Bible And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them; for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart follows their unlawful gain. NASB 1995 “They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain. NASB 1977 “And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people, and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain. Legacy Standard Bible They come to you as people come and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their greedy gain. Amplified Bible They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not practice them; for with their mouth they express loving devotion, but their heart goes after their (unlawful) gain. Christian Standard Bible So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit. Holman Christian Standard Bible So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version So they all come and listen to you, but they refuse to do what you tell them. They claim to be faithful, but they are forever trying to cheat others out of their money. English Revised Version 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 shew much love, but their heart goeth after their gain. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then they come to you, as if they are still my people, and they sit down in front of you.[]They listen to what you say, but they don't do it. They say that they love me, but in their hearts they chase dishonest profits. Good News Translation So my people crowd in to hear what you have to say, but they don't do what you tell them to do. Loving words are on their lips, but they continue their greedy ways. International Standard Version Then they come to you as a group, sit down right in front of you as if they were my people, hear your words—and then they don't do what you say— because they're seeking only their own desires, they pursue ill-gotten profits, and they keep following their own self-interests. NET Bible They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage. New Heart English Bible They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain. Webster's Bible Translation And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleSo 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they come in to you as the coming in of a people, "" And they sit before you—My people, "" And have heard your words, and they do not do them, "" For they are making unhealthy loves with their mouth, "" Their heart is going after their dishonest gain. Young's Literal Translation And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going. Smith's Literal Translation And they will come to thee, according to the coming of the people, and they will sit before thee my people, and they heard thy words, and they did them not: for they making loves with their mouth, their heart went after their plunder. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they come to thee, as if a people were coming in, and my people sit before thee: and hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn them into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their covetousness. Catholic Public Domain Version And they come to you, as if the people were entering, and my people sit before you. And they listen to your words, but they do not do them. For they turn them into a song for their mouth, but their heart pursues their own avarice. New American Bible My people come to you, gathering as a crowd and sitting in front of you to hear your words, but they will not act on them. Love songs are on their lips, but in their hearts they pursue dishonest gain. New Revised Standard Version They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not obey them. For flattery is on their lips, but their heart is set on their gain. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the people come to you and sit before you, and they hear your words, but they will not do them, because their mouths are full of falsehood and they follow after the thoughts of their own hearts. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the people are coming to you and are sitting before you and hearing your words, and they do not do them, because a lie is in their mouths, and it is after the mind of their heart they are going OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and come unto thee as the people cometh, and sit before thee as My people, and hear thy words, but do them not--for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness; Brenton Septuagint Translation They approach thee as a people comes together, and sit before thee, and hear thy words, but they will not do them: for there is falsehood in their mouth, and their heart goes after their pollutions. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Word of Jerusalem's Fall…30As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD!’ 31So 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. 32Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.… Cross References Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. Matthew 15:8-9 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” Mark 7:6-7 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ Jeremiah 12:2 You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Psalm 78:36-37 But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues. / Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant. James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ Luke 6:46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say? Isaiah 58:2 For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.” Jeremiah 7:9-10 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? Romans 2:13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous. 1 John 3:18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Hosea 6:4-6 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes. / Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning. / For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. 2 Timothy 3:5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” Treasury of Scripture And they come to you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness. 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. Ezekiel 14:1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. Ezekiel 20:1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me. they sit before thee as my people. Jeremiah 6:16,17 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein… Jeremiah 43:1-7 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words, … 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. for with Deuteronomy 5:28,29 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken… Psalm 78:36,37 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues… 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: Isaiah 28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. Jeremiah 23:33-38 And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD… Luke 16:14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. but their Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 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. Matthew 19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. Jump to Previous Covetousness Desires Doting Express Expressed Gain Goes Hear Heard Hearing Heart Love Mouth Mouths Practice Profit Seated Shew Show Sit Themselves Usually WordsJump to Next Covetousness Desires Doting Express Expressed Gain Goes Hear Heard Hearing Heart Love Mouth Mouths Practice Profit Seated Shew Show Sit Themselves Usually WordsEzekiel 33 1. According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people7. Ezekiel is admonished of his duty 10. God shows the justice of his ways toward the penitent and toward revolters 17. He maintains his justice 21. Upon the news of the taking of Jerusalem 25. he prophecies the desolation of the land 30. God's judgment upon the mockers of the prophets So My people come to you as usual This phrase indicates a routine or habitual action, suggesting that the people of Israel regularly sought out the prophet Ezekiel. This reflects a pattern seen throughout the Old Testament where the Israelites would seek prophetic guidance during times of crisis or uncertainty. The phrase "as usual" implies a superficial engagement, highlighting a disconnect between their actions and their intentions. Historically, this period was marked by the Babylonian exile, a time when the Israelites were seeking answers and hope. 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 Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet of God, called to be a watchman for the house of Israel, delivering God's messages to the people. 2. The People of Israel The audience of Ezekiel's prophecies, often characterized by their disobedience and hard-heartedness. 3. God The ultimate speaker through Ezekiel, expressing His disappointment with the people's insincere worship. 4. The House of Israel Refers to the collective nation of Israel, often used to denote their covenant relationship with God. 5. The Watchman A metaphor for Ezekiel's role, emphasizing his responsibility to warn the people of impending judgment. Teaching Points The Danger of Lip ServiceIt's easy to profess faith with our mouths while our hearts are far from God. True faith requires aligning our actions with our words. The Role of the Heart God desires genuine devotion. Our hearts should be fully committed to Him, not divided by personal gain or selfish desires. The Importance of Obedience Hearing God's word is not enough; we must also put it into practice. Obedience is a key indicator of genuine faith. Self-Examination Regularly examine your heart and motives. Are you pursuing God's will or your own interests? The Watchman's Responsibility Like Ezekiel, we are called to be watchmen, sharing God's truth with others and living it out in our own lives. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 33What does 'Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts' mean? (2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance? If Romans 2:17-24 rebukes hypocrisy among religious people, why do so many faith communities still appear to act inconsistently with their teachings? In Jeremiah 37:2, how can we reconcile the claim that King Zedekiah and his officials refused to listen to God’s word with other passages suggesting they occasionally sought Jeremiah’s counsel?(31) As the people cometh.--In the original, according to the coming of a people--i.e., in crowds. In the following clause, "as my people," there is an emphasis on the pronoun, as the true people of God. Such was their outward bearing, while their inward disposition was far different. Hebrew So My peopleעָ֞ם (‘ām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock come וְיָב֣וֹאוּ (wə·yā·ḇō·w·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to you אֵ֠לֶיךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to as usual, כִּמְבוֹא־ (kim·ḇō·w-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3996: An entrance, sunset, the west, towards sit וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ (wə·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry before you, לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face and hear וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (wə·šā·mə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently your words; דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ (də·ḇā·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause but they do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no put them into practice. יַֽעֲשׂ֑וּ (ya·‘ă·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make Although כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they הֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They express עֹשִׂ֔ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make love עֲגָבִ֤ים (‘ă·ḡā·ḇîm) Noun - common plural Strong's 5690: Love, amative words with their mouths, בְּפִיהֶם֙ (bə·p̄î·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to their hearts לִבָּ֥ם (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre pursue הֹלֵֽךְ׃ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk dishonest gain. בִצְעָ֖ם (ḇiṣ·‘ām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1215: Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit Links Ezekiel 33:31 NIVEzekiel 33:31 NLT Ezekiel 33:31 ESV Ezekiel 33:31 NASB Ezekiel 33:31 KJV Ezekiel 33:31 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 33:31 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 33:31 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 33:31 French Bible Ezekiel 33:31 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 33:31 They come to you as the people (Ezek. 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