Ezekiel 24:21

¹⁹ Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”

²⁰ So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

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.

²³ Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.

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: 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.’
KJV: 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.
WEB: ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “The Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword.
ASV: Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.
DARBY: Say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and your soul's longing; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.
BLB: Speak to the house of Israel, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am going to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your⁺ strength, the desire of your⁺ eyes, and the delight of your⁺ soul; and your⁺ sons and daughters, whom you⁺ left behind, will fall by the sword.’

ÅB: Si til Israels hus: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg vanhelliger min helligdom, deres herlige stolthet, deres øynes lyst og deres sjels lengsel, og deres sønner og døtre, som dere har latt tilbake, skal falle for sverdet.
OTB: Si til Israels hus, 'Dette sier den suverene Herren: Jeg er i ferd med å vanhellige min helligdom—stoltheten av din makt, dine øynes glede, din sjels lengsel. Sønnene og døtrene du etterlot vil falle for sverdet.
B1930: Si til Israels hus: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg vanhelliger min helligdom, eders herlige stolthet, eders øines lyst og eders sjels lengsel, og eders sønner og døtre, som I har latt tilbake, skal falle for sverdet.

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Cross references

Ezekiel 23:47
The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.
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Psalms 27:4
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
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Jeremiah 7:14
therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.
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Ezekiel 23:25
And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.
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Psalms 84:1
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
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Ezekiel 24:16
“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.
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Lamentations 2:6–7
He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.
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Jeremiah 16:3–4
For this is what the LORD says concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and the mothers who bore them, and the fathers who fathered them in this land:
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