Hesekiel 24:19

19 Da sprach das Volk zu mir: Willst du uns nicht kundtun, was dies uns bedeuten soll, daß du so tust?

Hesekiel 24:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 24:19

And the people said unto me
Either seriously, as being desirous of knowing what was meant by all this; since they had reason to believe that it was not out of want of affection in Ezekiel to his wife that he so behaved; and therefore there must be some hidden meaning in it, which they should be glad to be informed of: or in a ludicrous manner, deriding the prophet for his conduct, and despising what he meant to instruct them in hereby: wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
for they suspected it vas not on his own account, but to signify something to them, that these things were done; and laughing at him, they say, to what purpose are these things done? if you do not tell us for what reason they are done, instruct us by words, and not by actions; these were his fellow captives in Babylon.

Hesekiel 24:19 In-Context

17 Seufze schweigend, Totenklage stelle nicht an; binde dir deinen Kopfbund um und ziehe deine Schuhe an deine Füße, und deinen Bart sollst du nicht verhüllen und Brot der Leute nicht essen.

18 Und ich redete zu dem Volke am Morgen, und am Abend starb mein Weib. Und ich tat am Morgen, wie mir geboten war.

19 Da sprach das Volk zu mir: Willst du uns nicht kundtun, was dies uns bedeuten soll, daß du so tust?

20 Und ich sprach zu ihnen: Das Wort Jehovas ist zu mir geschehen also:

21 Sprich zum Hause Israel: So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Siehe, ich werde mein Heiligtum entweihen, den Stolz eurer Stärke, die Lust eurer Augen und das Verlangen eurer Seele; und eure Söhne und eure Töchter, die ihr zurückgelassen habt, werden durchs Schwert fallen.