Ezekiel 33:23

23 Then the word of ADONAI came to me:

Ezekiel 33:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 33:23

Then the word of the Lord came unto me
After the messenger had delivered his message, and he had received it, and conversed with him about it: saying:
as follows:

Ezekiel 33:23 In-Context

21 In the twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth day of the tenth month, a fugitive from Yerushalayim came to me with the news, "The city has been struck."

22 Now the hand of ADONAI had been on me that evening, before the fugitive arrived - he had opened my mouth prior to his coming to me in the morning, so my mouth was open, and I was no longer mute.

23 Then the word of ADONAI came to me:

24 "Human being, those living in the desolate parts of the land of Isra'el are saying, 'Avraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many, so [how much more] is the land given to us to inherit!'

25 Therefore, tell them that Adonai ELOHIM says, 'You eat [flesh] with the blood, you raise your eyes to your idols, and you shed blood - and you still expect to possess the land?