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Complete Jewish Bible

Ezekiel 24:20

I answered them, "The word of Adonai came to me, telling me

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ezekiel;   Instruction;   Prophecy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Bread;   Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So I answered them: “The word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
Then I said to them, The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
King James Version
Then I answered them, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
Then I said to them, "The word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
Then I said to them, "The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
Amplified Bible
Then I answered them, "The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
World English Bible
Then I said to them, The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then I answered them, The worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then I said to them, "The word of Yahweh came to me saying,
Berean Standard Bible
So I answered them, "The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Contemporary English Version
I answered: The Lord God says
Darby Translation
And I said to them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then I said to them, "The word of the Lord came to me. He told me
George Lamsa Translation
Then I said to them, This is the word of the LORD which came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
So I said to them, "The Lord spoke to me and told me
Lexham English Bible
And I said to them that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
Then I said to them, The Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I answered them, the worde off the LORDE came vnto me, sayege:
American Standard Version
Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then I said unto them: 'The word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
Then I answered them, The word of the Lord came vnto me, saying;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I aunswered them, The word of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
English Revised Version
Then I said unto them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y seide to hem, The word of the Lord was maad to me,
Update Bible Version
Then I said to them, The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then I answered them, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New English Translation
So I said to them: "The word of the Lord came to me:
New King James Version
Then I answered them, "The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Living Translation
So I said to them, "A message came to me from the Lord ,
New Life Bible
So I said to them, "The Word of the Lord came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
Then I said to them: The word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So I said unto them: The word of Yahweh hath come unto me, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said to them: The word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
And I say unto them, `A word of Jehovah hath been unto me, saying:
THE MESSAGE
So I told them, " God 's Word came to me, saying, ‘Tell the family of Israel, This is what God , the Master, says: I will desecrate my Sanctuary, your proud impregnable fort, the delight of your life, your heart's desire. The children you left behind will be killed.

Contextual Overview

15 The word of Adonai came to me: 16 "Human being, with a single blow I am about to deprive you of the delight of your eyes. But you are not to lament, weep or let your tears run down. 17 Sigh silently, don't observe mourning for the dead, bind your turban on your head, put your sandals on your feet, don't cover your upper lip, and don't eat the food people prepare for mourners." 18 I spoke to the people in the morning, and that evening my wife died. So I did the following morning as I had been ordered. 19 The people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these actions of yours mean for us?" 20 I answered them, "The word of Adonai came to me, telling me 21 to speak to the house of Isra'el and say that this is what Adonai Elohim says: ‘I am about to profane my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the delight of your eyes and your heart's desire. Your sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die by the sword. 22 But you are to do as I have done — not cover your upper lips, not eat the food people prepare for mourners, 23 put your turbans on your heads and your sandals on your feet, and neither observe mourning nor cry. Rather, because of your crimes you will pine away and groan to one another. 24 Thus Yechezk'el will be a sign for you; you will do just what he has done; and when this happens, you will know that I am Adonai Elohim .'

Bible Verse Review
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then I answered them,.... And gave them an account of the design of the whole, and what was signified hereby:

the word of the Lord came unto me, saying; ordering him to do all he did; for he did nothing of himself, but all according to the divine will; and who also directed him to say the following things to the people, by way of explanation.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The death of Ezekiel’s wife took place in the evening of the same day that he delivered the foregoing prophecy. This event was to signify to the people that the Lord would take from them all that was most dear to them; and - owing to the extraordinary nature of the times - quiet lamentation for the dead, according to the usual forms of mourning, would be impossible.

Ezekiel 24:17

The priest in general was to mourn for his dead (Leviticus 21:1 ff); but Ezekiel was to be an exception to the rule. The “tire” was the priest’s mitre.

Eat not the bread of men - Food supplied for the comfort of the mourners.

Ezekiel 24:23

Pine away - Compare Leviticus 26:39. The outward signs of grief were a certain consolation. Their absence would indicate a heart-consuming sorrow.

Ezekiel 24:27

Ezekiel had been employed four years in foretelling the calamities about to come to pass. He had been utterly disregarded by the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and received with apparent respect but with real incredulity by those in exile. Now until the city had been actually taken, the voice of prophecy should cease, so far as God’s people were concerned. Hence the intervening series of predictions relating to neighboring and foreign nations Ezek. 25–32. After which the prophet’s voice was again heard addressing his countrymen in their exile. This accounts for the apparently parenthetical character of the next eight chapters.


 
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