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Ezekiel 24:19
19The people asked me, “Tell us, what do these things that you are doing mean to us?”
Ezekiel 24:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
- New International Version (NIV)Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things have to do with us? Why are you acting like this?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?”
Context of Ezekiel 24:19
17Groan silently. Don’t grieve for the person who dies. Tie on your turban, and put on your sandals. Don’t cover your face or eat the food that mourners eat.” 18So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I was ordered. The people asked me, “Tell us, what do these things that you are doing mean to us?” 20I told them, “The Lord spoke his word to me. He said, 21‘Tell the nation of Israel, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to dishonor my holy place. You brag that my holy place gives you strength. It’s the thing you love the most. It’s your hearts’ desire. So the sons and daughters that you left behind will die in battle.
Read all of Ezekiel 24Ezekiel 24:19 word by word
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖י הָעָ֑ם הֲלֹֽא־תַגִּ֥יד לָ֙נוּ֙ מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֔נוּ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:19
- Ezekiel 12:9“Son of man, didn’t the rebellious nation of Israel ask you what you were doing?
- Ezekiel 17:12“Ask these rebellious people, ‘Don’t you know what this means?’ Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and captured its king and its leaders. He brought them home with him to Babylon.
- Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, “Oh no! Almighty Lord, no! The people already say that I’m only telling stories.”
- Ezekiel 21:7When they ask you why you are groaning, say, ‘News has come that will discourage everyone. People’s hands will hang limp, their hearts will lose courage, and their knees will become as weak as water. It’s coming! It will surely take place!’ declares the Almighty Lord.”
- Ezekiel 37:18‘Tell us what you mean by this.’
- Malachi 3:7Since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my laws and have not followed them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Armies. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’
Commentaries on Ezekiel 24:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Wilt thou not tell us - In the following verses he explains and applies the whole of what he had done and said.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-27Verses 16-27 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as men that have no hope. Believers must not copy the language and expressions of those who know not God. The people asked the meaning of the sign. God takes from them all that was dearest to them. And as Ezekiel wept not for his affliction, so neither should they weep for theirs. Blessed be God, we need not pine away under our…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. what these things are to us--The people perceive that Ezekiel's strange conduct has a symbolical meaning as to themselves; they ask, "What is that meaning?"Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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