Ezekiel 12:17

17 Moreover, the word of the LORD 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 "So they will know that I am the LORD when I scatter them among the nations and spread them among the countries.

16 "But I will spare a few of them from the sword, the famine and the pestilence that they may tell all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the LORD ."

17 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying,

18 "Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.

19 "Then say to the people of the land, 'Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel, "They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with horror, because their land will be stripped of its fullness on account of the violence of all who live in it.