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 they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”

"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." - Ezekiel 33:31
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What does Ezekiel 33:31 mean?

Ezekiel 33:31 (KJV) says, "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." This verse, found in the…

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Ezekiel 33:31 (KJV) states, "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." This profound verse…

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O Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the poignant words from Ezekiel 33:31, where it is written: "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…

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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 they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness."
Jeremiah 31:31-33
Jeremiah 31:31-33
Exodus 26:31-33
Numbers 31:33 - "And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,"
Numbers 33:31 - "And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan."
Ezekiel 33:33 - "And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them."
Ezekiel 33:3-9
"And threescore and twelve thousand beeves," - Numbers 31:33
Ezekiel 33:23 - "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Job 31:33 - "If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:"
Ezekiel 33:1 - "Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Job 33:31 - "Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak."
"And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan." - Numbers 33:31
Ezekiel 33:17 - "¶ Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal."
Ezekiel 33:3 - "If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;"
Ezekiel 23:33 - "Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria."
"And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them." - Ezekiel 33:33
Ezekiel 33:18 - "When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby."
Ezekiel 33:19 - "But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby."
"Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 33:23
Ezekiel 44:31 - "The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast."
Ezekiel 31:7 - "Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters."
Genesis 31:33 - "And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent."
Ezekiel 23:31 - "Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand."
Ezekiel 34:31 - "And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD."
"Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 33:1
"If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:" - Job 31:33
Ezekiel 31:1 - "And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"