Ezekiel 24:19

19 Le peuple me dit: Ne nous expliqueras-tu pas ce que signifie pour nous ce que tu fais?

Ezekiel 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.

Ezekiel 24:19 In-Context

17 Soupire en silence, ne prends pas le deuil des morts, attache ton turban, mets ta chaussure à tes pieds, ne te couvre pas la barbe, et ne mange pas le pain des autres.

18 J'avais parlé au peuple le matin, et ma femme mourut le soir. Le lendemain matin, je fis ce qui m'avait été ordonné.

19 Le peuple me dit: Ne nous expliqueras-tu pas ce que signifie pour nous ce que tu fais?

20 Je leur répondis: La parole de l'Eternel m'a été adressée, en ces mots:

21 Dis à la maison d'Israël: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l'Eternel: Voici, je vais profaner mon sanctuaire, l'orgueil de votre force, les délices de vos yeux, l'objet de votre amour; et vos fils et vos filles que vous avez laissés tomberont par l'épée.