Ezekiel 33:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 33:24

22 Now ^athe hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the man came who had escaped. And He had ^bopened my mouth; so when he came to me in the morning, my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.

The Cause of Judah’s Ruin

23 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

24 “Son of man, ^athey who inhabit those ^bruins in the land of Israel are saying, ^c‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. ^dBut we are many; the land has been given to us as a ^epossession.’

25 “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: ^a“You eat meat with blood, you ^blift up your eyes toward your idols, and ^cshed blood. Should you then possess the ^dland?

26 You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you ^adefile one another’s wives. Should you then possess the land?” ’

27 “Say thus to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely ^athose who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field ^bI will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and ^ccaves shall die of the pestilence.

28 ^aFor I will make the land most desolate,¹ her ^barrogant strength shall cease, and ^cthe mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through.

29 Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.” ’

Hearing and Not Doing

30 “As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they ^aspeak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, ‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’

31 So ^athey come to you as people do, they ^bsit before you as My people, and they ^chear your words, but they do not do them; ^dfor with their mouth they show much love, but ^etheir hearts pursue their own gain.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 33:24

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American Standard Version
Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

Amplified® Bible
Son of man, those [back in Palestine] who inhabit those wastes of the ground of Israel are saying, Abraham was only one man and he inherited the land, but we are many; the land is surely given to us to possess as our inheritance.

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, the people living in the ruined cities of Israel are saying, "Abraham was just one man, and the LORD gave him this whole land of Israel. There are many of us, and so this land must be ours."

Darby English Version
Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited this land, and we are many: the land is given us for a possession.

Good News Bible
"Mortal man," he said, "the people who are living in the ruined cities of the land of Israel are saying: 'Abraham was only one man, and he was given the whole land. There are many of us, so now the land is ours.'

King James Version
Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

New American Standard Bible
"Son of man, they who live in these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, `Abraham was {only} one, yet he possessed the land; so to us who are many the land has been given as a possession.'

New International Version
"Son of man, the people living in those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as our possession.'

New King James Version
“Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Son of man, they who live in these waste places in the land of Israel have said, ' Abraham we recognize as the only one, yet he possessed the land; so to us who have grown many the land God has given to us as a possession.'

Revised Standard Version
"Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.'

Young's Literal Translation
`Son of man, the inhabitants of these wastes on the ground of Israel are speaking, saying: Alone hath been Abraham -- and he possesseth the land, and we `are' many -- to us hath the land been given for a possession.

New English Translation
“Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.’¹

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