Ezekiel 24:19 Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these things have to do with us? Why are you acting like this?"

◄ Ezekiel 24:19 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these things have to do with us? Why are you acting like this?"

English Standard Version
And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?”

New American Standard Bible
The people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?"

King James Bible
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?"

International Standard Version
Then the people told me, "Are you going to explain what these things that you're doing should mean to us?"

American Standard Version
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest?

Darby Bible Translation
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, which thou doest?

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?'

Cross References

Ezekiel 12:9
Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What do you?

Ezekiel 17:12
Say now to the rebellious house, Know you not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and has taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

Ezekiel 24:18
So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

Ezekiel 24:20
Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 37:18
And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these?

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

24:15-27 Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as men that have no hope. Believers must not copy the language and expressions of those who know not God. The people asked the meaning of the sign. God takes from them all that was dearest to them. And as Ezekiel wept not for his affliction, so neither should they weep for theirs. Blessed be God, we need not pine away under our afflictions; for should all comforts fail, and all sorrows be united, yet the broken heart and the mourner's prayer are always acceptable before God.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

19. what these things are to us—The people perceive that Ezekiel's strange conduct has a symbolical meaning as to themselves; they ask, "What is that meaning?"