KJV King James Version
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]?
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Ezekiel 24:19
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
WEB World English Bible
The people said to me, Won’t you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?
ASV American Standard Version
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the people say unto me, ‘Dost thou not declare to us what these are to us, that thou art doing?’
Surrounding context — Ezekiel 24
16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men.
18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]?
20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Cross-references
Ezekiel 12:9Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?Ezekiel 37:18And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou [meanest] by these?Ezekiel 17:12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these [things mean]? tell [them], Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;Ezekiel 20:49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?Malachi 3:7-8Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?Malachi 3:13Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken [so much] against thee?Ezekiel 21:7And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak [as] water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
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