19Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these things have to do with us?"


In Context

16 "Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.

17 Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners ."

18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.

19 Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these things have to do with us?"

20 So I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me:

21 Say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary-the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.

Ezekiel 24:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:19And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so? ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:19And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:19And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:19And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, which thou doest?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:19And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:19And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:19The people said to me, Won't you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:19And the people say unto me, 'Dost thou not declare to us what these are to us, that thou art doing?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:19And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?