Ezekiel 24:19

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

17Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind thy turban upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. 18So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at evening my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so ? 20Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21Speak to 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.

Ezekiel 24:19 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖י הָעָ֑ם הֲלֹֽא־תַגִּ֥יד לָ֙נוּ֙ מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֔נוּ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• doestעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:19

• Ezekiel 12:9Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to thee, What doest thou?
• Ezekiel 17:12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean ? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon hath come to Jerusalem, and hath taken its king, and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon;
• Ezekiel 20:49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
• Ezekiel 21:7And it shall be, when they say to thee, Why 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.
• Ezekiel 37:18And when the children of thy people shall speak to thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?
• Malachi 3:7Even from the days of your fathers ye have gone away from my ordinances, and have not kept them . Return to me, and I will return to you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, How shall 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