Ezekiel 24:19

The Message

The people came to me, saying, “Tell us why you’re acting like this. What does it mean, anyway?”

Cross References

Ezekiel 20:49

And I said, “O God, everyone is saying of me, ‘He just makes up stories.’”

Ezekiel 21:7

“When they ask you, ‘Why all this groaning, this carrying on?’ say, ‘Because of the news that’s coming. It’ll knock the breath out of everyone. Hearts will stop cold, knees turn to rubber. Yes, it’s coming. No stopping it. Decree of God, the Master.’” * * *

Ezekiel 24:18

I preached to the people in the morning. That evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I’d been told.

Ezekiel 24:20

So I told them, “God’s Word came to me, saying, ‘Tell the family of Israel, This is what God, the Master, says: I will desecrate my Sanctuary, your proud impregnable fort, the delight of your life, your heart’s desire. The children you left behind will be killed.

Ezekiel 37:18

“When your people ask you, ‘Are you going to tell us what you’re doing?’ tell them, ‘God, the Master, says, Watch me! I’ll take the Joseph stick that is in Ephraim’s hand, with the tribes of Israel connected with him, and lay the Judah stick on it. I’ll make them into one stick. I’m holding one stick.’

Malachi 3:13

God says, “You have spoken hard, rude words to me. “You ask, ‘When did we ever do that?’