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Ezekiel 24:19

17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.

18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
KJV
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
WEB
The people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things mean to us, that you act like this?”
ASV
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
DARBY
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, which thou doest?
BLB
And the people said to me: “Will you not declare to us what these [things] [are] to us, that you are doing [this]?”
ÅB
Da sa folket til meg: Vil du ikke si oss hva det betyr at du gjør så?
OTB
Da spurte folket meg: "Vil du ikke fortelle oss hva disse tingene betyr for oss, det du gjør?"
B1930
Da sa folket til mig: Vil du ikke si oss hvad det betyr at du gjør så?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 12:9

    Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

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  • Ezekiel 37:18

    And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

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  • Ezekiel 17:12

    Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

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  • Ezekiel 20:49

    Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

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  • Ezekiel 21:7

    And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Malachi 3:13

    Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?

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  • Malachi 3:7–8

    Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

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