Ezekiel 33:32

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Indeed, 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.”

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BSBPD

“Indeed, 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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And lo, thou <FI>art<Fi> to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 33:32 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 42:20Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Though your ears are open, you do not hear.”
  2. Jeremiah 42:21For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.
  3. Mark 4:16Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
  4. Mark 6:20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
  5. John 5:35John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

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