“Son of man, did not the house of Yisra’ĕl, the rebellious house, say to you, ‘What are you doing?’
Ezekiel 24:19 - The Scriptures 2009 And the people said to me, “Would you not explain to us what these matters you are doing mean to us?” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things are supposed to mean to us, that you are acting as you do? American Standard Version (1901) And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so? Common English Bible The people asked, “Won’t you tell us what your actions mean for us?” Catholic Public Domain Version And the people said to me: "Why won't you explain to us what these things signify, which you are doing?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest? |
“Son of man, did not the house of Yisra’ĕl, the rebellious house, say to you, ‘What are you doing?’
“Please say to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not know what these mean?’ Say, ‘See, the sovereign of Baḇel went to Yerushalayim and took its sovereign and heads, and brought them with him to Baḇel.
And I said, “Ah, Master יהוה! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not speaking parables?’ ”
“And it shall be when they say to you, ‘Why are you sighing?’ that you shall say, ‘Because of the report that is coming. And every heart shall melt, and all hands shall go limp, and every spirit become faint, and all knees be weak as water. See, it is coming, and it shall be,’ declares the Master יהוה.”
And I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I was commanded.
“And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’
“Your words have been strong against Me,” said יהוה, “but you have said, ‘What have we spoken against You?’