Ezekiel 33:23

Bishop's Bible

Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, and saide:

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,

New Living Translation
Then this message came to me from the Lord :

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:

Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Amplified Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

English Standard Version
The word of the Lord came to me:

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me, and he seide,

English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord said:

American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the word of Adonai came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Then the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to me:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe the worde of the Lord came vnto me, and saide,

George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came to me:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord spoke to me.

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came the worde of ye LORDE vnto me, and sayde:

THE MESSAGE
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, those who are living in the ruins back in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man and he owned the whole country. But there are lots of us. Our ownership is even more certain.'

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to me saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

Contextual Overview

²¹ In the twelfth yere, the fift day of the tenth moneth of our captiuitie, one which was escaped out of Hierusalem, came vnto me and said, The citie is smitten. ²² Nowe the hande of the Lorde had ben vpon me the euening afore this man which was escaped came vnto me, and had opened my mouth vntill the morning that he came to me: yea, my mouth was opened, so that I was no more dumbe. ²³ Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, and saide: ²⁴ Thou sonne of man, these that dwell in the wasted lande of Israel talke and say: Abraham was but one man, and he had the lande in possession: nowe are we many, and the lande is geuen vs to possesse also. ²⁵ And therefore tel them, thus saith the Lorde God, In the blood haue ye eaten, your eyes haue ye lift vp to idols, and haue shed blood: shall ye then haue the lande in possession? ²⁶ Ye leane vpon your swordes, ye worke abhominations, euery one defileth his neighbours wyfe: and shall ye then possesse the lande? ²⁷ Say thou thus vnto them, thus saith the lorde God: As truely as I liue, they that are in the desolate places shall fall by the sworde, and him that is vpon the fielde wyll I geue vnto the beastes to be deuoured: and they that be in the strong holdes and dennes shall dye of the pestilence. ²⁸ For I wyll make the lande so desolate and waste, that the pompe of her strength shall ceasse: the mountaynes of Israel shalbe so waste, that no man shall trauaile thereby. ²⁹ Then shall they knowe that I am the Lorde, when I make the land desolate and waste, because of all their abhominations that they haue wrought.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Revelation 22:4 - they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the word of the Lord came unto me,.... After the messenger had delivered his message, and he had received it, and conversed with him about it:

saying: as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The exhortation to repentance. Ezekiel first addresses the remnant that still linger in their ancient home, and warns them against presumptuous hopes resting on false grounds Ezekiel 33:23-29; then he turns his eyes to those near him, and points out that their apparent attention to his words was illusory.

Ezekiel 33:24

Those wastes - The places in the holy land devastated by the conqueror.

Abraham - The argument is, Abraham was but one man, and he had the promise of the land, though he did not at once possess it; much more shall we, the descendants of Abraham, being many, retain this promise and possess the land, though for a time we are depressed and subject. Compare Matthew 3:9; John 8:33, John 8:39.

Ezekiel 33:25

To eat flesh with the blood was forbidden (see the marginal references). It seems to have been connected with the idolatries of Canaan. The prohibition was, on account of its connection with idolatry, continued in the enactment of the Council of Jerusalem Acts 15:29.

Ezekiel 33:26

Ye stand upon your sword - Ye put your trust in your swords.

Ezekiel 33:30-33

God warns the prophet against being misled by the compliance of the people.

Ezekiel 33:30

Against thee - Rather, about “thee.” “by the walls” Rather, within “the walls.”

Ezekiel 33:31

As the people cometh - literally, as in the margin, i. e., in crowds. Render it: they shall come “unto thee” like the coming of a people,” and” shall “sit before thee as My people” etc., i. e., they assume the attitude of God’s people listening to His prophet. Compare Ezekiel 14:1; Ezekiel 20:1.

Ezekiel 33:33

And when this - But when this.