Ezekiel 24:20
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
19 Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
21 Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
22 Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
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
- So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
- KJV
- Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
- WEB
- Then I said to them, “The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
- ASV
- Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- DARBY
- And I said to them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- BLB
- And I gave the answer to them: “The word of YHWH came to me, saying:
- ÅB
- Jeg svarte dem: Herrens ord kom til meg, og det lød så:
- OTB
- Så forklarte jeg dem: "Et budskap fra Herren nådde meg:
- B1930
- Jeg svarte dem: Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så: