Ezequiel 24:19

19 La gente del pueblo me preguntó: «¿No nos vas a explicar qué significado tiene para nosotros lo que estás haciendo?»

Ezequiel 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.

Ezequiel 24:19 In-Context

17 Gime en silencio y no hagas duelo por los muertos. Átate el turbante, cálzate los pies, y no te cubras la barba ni comas el pan de duelo».

18 Por la mañana le hablé al pueblo, y por la tarde murió mi esposa. A la mañana siguiente hice lo que se me había ordenado.

19 La gente del pueblo me preguntó: «¿No nos vas a explicar qué significado tiene para nosotros lo que estás haciendo?»

20 Yo les contesté: «El SEÑOR me dirigió la palabra y me ordenó

21 advertirle al pueblo de Israel que así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente: “Voy a profanar mi santuario, orgullo de su fortaleza, el templo que les deleita la vista y en el que depositan su afecto. Los hijos y las hijas que ustedes dejaron morirán a filo de espada,