Ezequiel 24:19

19 E o povo me perguntou: Não nos farás saber o que significam para nós estas coisas que estás fazendo?

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 Geme, porém, em silêncio; não faças lamentação pelos mortos; ata na cabeça o teu turbante, e mete nos pés os teus sapatos; não cubras os teus lábios e não comas o pão dos homens.

18 Assim falei ao povo pela manhã, e � tarde morreu minha mulher; e fiz pela manhã como se me deu ordem.

19 E o povo me perguntou: Não nos farás saber o que significam para nós estas coisas que estás fazendo?

20 Então lhes respondi: Veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

21 Dize � casa de Israel: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que eu profanarei o meu santuário, o orgulho do vosso poder, a delícia dos vossos olhos, e o desejo da vossa alma; e vossos filhos e vossas filhas, que deixastes, cairão � espada.