31 For they come unto thee, as the people useth to come: and my people sit before thee, and hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouths they make [a]jests, and their heart goeth after their covetousness.

32 And lo, thou art unto them, as a [b]jesting song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can sing well: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:31 This declareth that we ought to hear God’s word with such zeal and affection, that we should in all points obey it, else we abuse the word to our own condemnation, and make of his ministers, as though they were jests to serve men’s foolish fantasies.
  2. Ezekiel 33:32 Or, pleasant, and love song.

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