Commentary for Ezekiel 14:3
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ הֶעֱל֤וּ גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙ עַל־לִבָּ֔ם וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹל עֲוֺנָ֔ם נָתְנ֖וּ נֹ֣כַח פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם הַאִדָּרֹ֥שׁ אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָהֶֽם׃ (ס)
’Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their mind, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face; should I be inquired of at all by them?
Rashi on Ezekiel
have set their idols upon their heart Their heart is toward their idols to worship [them].
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Rashi on Ezekiel
opposite their faces for the idol to always be for them an object of fear and a deity.
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Rashi on Ezekiel
Shall I respond to their inquiry? Is it proper that I should respond to them and answer their words? Many rhetorical questions anticipate an affirmative reply.
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