Ezekiel 24:20

20 And I said to them that the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

Ezekiel 24:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 24:20

Then I answered them
And gave them an account of the design of the whole, and what was signified hereby: the word of the Lord came unto me, saying;
ordering him to do all he did; for he did nothing of himself, but all according to the divine will; and who also directed him to say the following things to the people, by way of explanation.

Ezekiel 24:20 In-Context

18 And I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening, and I did in the morning {just as} I was commanded.

19 And the people said to me, "Will you not make known to us what these [things] that you are doing [mean] for us?"

20 And I said to them that the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

21 "Say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I [will be] profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength [and] the delight of your eyes and the object of your own affection; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword,

22 and you shall do {just as} I did: You shall not cover your [upper] lip, and you shall not eat [the] bread of {mourners}.

Footnotes

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