Ezekiel 24:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 24:18

16 “Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall ^aneither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.

17 Sigh in silence, ^amake no mourning for the dead; ^bbind your turban on your head, and ^cput your sandals on your feet; ^ddo not cover your lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.”

18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded.

19 And the people said to me, ^a“Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?”

20 Then I answered them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, ^aI will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the² delight of your soul; ^band your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.

22 And you shall do as I have done; ^ayou shall not cover your lips nor eat man’s bread of sorrow.

23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; ^ayou shall neither mourn nor weep, but ^byou shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 24:18

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
So I spoke to the people in the morning and in the evening my wife died, and I did the next morning as I was commanded.

Contemporary English Version
One morning, I was talking with the people as usual, and by sunset my wife was dead. The next day I did what the LORD told me,

Darby English Version
-- And I spoke unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died. And I did in the morning as I was commanded.

Good News Bible
Early in the day I was talking with the people. That evening my wife died, and the next day I did as I had been told.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded.

New International Version
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.

New King James Version
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I had received the command.

Revised Standard Version
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded.

Young's Literal Translation
And I speak unto the people in the morning, and my wife dieth in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded.

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