Ezekiel 12:17

17 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

Ezekiel 12:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:17

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying.
] Here follows another sign of the desolation of the Jews, which the prophet was unto them; as the former signified their going into captivity, this their famine and distress at the siege of Jerusalem, and the dreadful calamities attending and following that.

Ezekiel 12:17 In-Context

15 And they will know that I [am] Yahweh {when I scatter them} among the nations and I scatter them in the countries.

16 But I will spare from them {a few men} from [the] sword, from [the] famine and from [the] plague, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations [to] which they will go, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh."

17 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

18 "Son of man, you must eat your food with trembling, and your water with shuddering, and with anxiety you must drink.

19 And you must say to the people of the land, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the inhabitants of Jerusalem about the land of Israel: "They will eat their food with anxiety and their water they will drink with horror, because their land will be desolate from its fullness because of all the violence of {those who are dwelling in it}.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "was"
• [b]. Literally "to say"