"And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these {things are} to us, that thou doest {so}?" — Ezekiel 24:19

Ezekiel 24:19 · KJV

“And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these {things are} to us, that thou doest {so}?”

— Ezekiel 24:19

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.

Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 24 — Context

Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not {thy} lips, and eat not the bread of men. {Forbear: Heb. Be silent} {lips: Heb. upper lip}

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.

And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these {things are} to us, that thou doest {so}?

Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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. {that...: Heb. the pity of your soul}

Cross References

Ezekiel 12:9

Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

Ezekiel 37:18

And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou {meanest} by these?

Ezekiel 17:12

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these {things mean}? tell {them}, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

Malachi 3:7-8

Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept {them}. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

Malachi 3:13

Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken {so much} against thee?

Ezekiel 21:7

And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore 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. {shall be weak...: Heb. shall go into water}

Ezekiel 20:49

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?