Ezekiel 24:26
That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
Ezekiel 24:26 in other translations
| BSB | on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news. |
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| WEB | that in that day he who escapes will come to you, to cause you to hear it with your ears? |
| ASV | that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears? |
| YLT | In that day come doth the escaped one to thee. To cause the ears to hear. |
| DARBY | that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause thine ears to hear it? |
| BBE | In that day, one who has got away safe will come to you to give you news of it. |
| Webster | That he that escapeth in that day shall come to thee, to cause thee to hear it with thy ears? |
What does Ezekiel 24:26 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 24:25-26
25-26. "The day" referred to in these verses is the day of the overthrow of the temple, when the fugitive "escapes." But "that day," in Eze 24:27, is the day on which the fugitive brings the sad news to Ezekiel, at the Chebar. In the interval the prophet suspended his prophecies as to the Jews, as was foretold. Afterwards his mouth was "opened," and no more "dumb" (Eze 3:26, 27; compare Eze 24:27; 33:21, 22).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 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…
Ezekiel 24:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 24:26
- Job 1:15-19
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: …
- Ezekiel 33:21-22
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
- 1 Samuel 4:12-18
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. …
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Context
- Ezekiel 24:25
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
- Ezekiel 24:26
That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
- Ezekiel 24:27
In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 24:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Este día vendrá á ti un escapado para traer las nuevas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | en ce jour-là celui qui sera réchappé ne viendra-t-il pas vers toi pour le faire entendre à tes oreilles? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | an jenem Tage wird ein Entronnener zu dir kommen, um es deinen Ohren vernehmen zu lassen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | in die illa, cum venerit fugiens ad te ut annuntiet tibi: |