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Ezekiel 33:30-33

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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. 31. 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.

Ezekiel 33:30-33 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 33:30

Theological / Devotional

The children. Verses 30–33 apply to those in exile. Their number had increased with the arrival of fresh captives. The prophet is warned not to be deceived by the outward deference of the people.

Against thee. Rather, “of thee,” or “about thee.” The people were not opposed to Ezekiel. They were enjoying his oratory. The prophet had probably not had so large or so promising a congregation before. He is warned that the people were merely hearers, not doers, of the word (see Matt. 7:21–27; James 1:22–25).

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