Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.
The chapter falls into two great parts, Ezekiel 20:1-32 and Ezekiel 20:33-44, where the chapter ought to end. In Ezekiel 20:1-32 there is the recital of the people's rebellions during five distinct periods:
(1) in Egypt,
(2) the wilderness,
(3) on the borders of Canaan, when a new generation arose,
(4) in Canaan,
(5) and in the time of the prophet. I will not be inquired of by you - because their moral state precluded them from capability of knowing the will of God (Psalms 66:18; Proverbs 28:9; John 7:17, "If any man will (Greek, wishes to) do His will, he shall know of the doctrine").