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Why are you acting like this?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the people asked, “What does all this mean? What are you trying to tell us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these <i>things are</i> to us, that thou doest <i>so</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these <i>things signify</i> to us, that you behave so?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things <i>mean</i> for us, that you are doing?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The people said to me, &#8220Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The people said to me, “These things that you are doing—tell us, what do they mean for us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean for us? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the people asked me, &#8220Won&#8217t you tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and when people saw me, they asked, "Why aren't you mourning for your wife?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The people asked me, "Tell us, what do these things that you are doing mean to us?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people asked me, "Why are you acting like this?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the people told me, "Are you going to explain what these things that you're doing should mean to us?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The people said to me, "Won't you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things mean to us, that you act like this?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people say to me, “Do you not declare to us what these [are] to us, that you are doing?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the people say unto me, 'Dost thou not declare to us what these are to us, that thou art doing?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the people will say to me, Wilt thou not announce to us what these things to us that thou doest?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the people said to me: “Why won’t you explain to us what these things signify, which you are doing?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the people asked me, “Will you not tell us what all these things you are doing mean for us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting this way?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the people said to me, Will you not tell us the meaning of these strange things which you do?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the people said to me: “Are you not telling us what this is that you did?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the people said unto me: 'Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are that thou doest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7084" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Ezekiel's Wife Dies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Then the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">asked me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Won’t</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: ṯag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">you tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">us</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these things</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">are doing</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">mean to us?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5-7</a></span><br />Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD. / “Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them. / No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6-7</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. / You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">2 Samuel 12:15-23</a></span><br />After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. / David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground. / The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Hosea 9:4</a></span><br />They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12-13</a></span><br />On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. / But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Jeremiah 7:29</a></span><br />Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6</a></span><br />You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Matthew 9:15</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-34.htm">Luke 5:34-35</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? / But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-30.htm">1 Corinthians 7:30</a></span><br />those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-17.htm">Matthew 11:17</a></span><br />‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-32.htm">Luke 7:32</a></span><br />They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/12-9.htm">Ezekiel 12:9</a></b></br> Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12</a></b></br> Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these <i>things mean</i>? tell <i>them</i>, 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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49</a></b></br> Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-8.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Under the parable of a boiling pot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-15.htm">By the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">is shown the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the people asked me</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct interaction between the prophet Ezekiel and the people of Israel. Ezekiel often acted out symbolic actions as part of his prophetic ministry, which was a common practice among prophets to convey God's messages. The people's inquiry suggests that Ezekiel's actions were striking enough to provoke curiosity and concern. This reflects the role of a prophet as a mediator between God and His people, tasked with delivering divine messages in ways that capture attention and provoke reflection.<p><b>“Won’t you tell us</b><br>The people's request for an explanation highlights their desire for understanding and clarity. This reflects a moment of engagement where the audience is actively seeking insight into God's will. It underscores the importance of interpretation in prophetic ministry, as the symbolic actions often required explanation to be fully understood. This also points to the responsibility of spiritual leaders to provide guidance and clarity to their communities.<p><b>what these things you are doing mean to us?”</b><br>The phrase emphasizes the personal and communal impact of Ezekiel's actions. The people are not just curious about the actions themselves but are concerned about their implications for their own lives. This reflects the broader context of Ezekiel's ministry, which was to address the spiritual and moral state of Israel during a time of impending judgment and exile. The question also suggests an awareness of the potential consequences of their actions and the need for repentance. This inquiry can be seen as a moment of introspection, where the people are prompted to consider their relationship with God and the covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God, Ezekiel is the central figure in this passage. He is known for his symbolic actions and visions, which convey God's messages to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a></b><br>The Israelites in exile, who are observing Ezekiel's actions and seeking understanding of their significance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, where Ezekiel is delivering his prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city whose impending destruction is symbolized by Ezekiel's actions, representing God's judgment on the people for their disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event being symbolized by Ezekiel's actions, highlighting the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_messages.htm">Understanding God's Messages</a></b><br>God often uses symbolic actions to communicate deeper spiritual truths. We should seek to understand His messages through prayer and study.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_prophetic_warnings.htm">The Importance of Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel were sent to warn God's people of impending judgment. We should heed the warnings in Scripture and align our lives with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Israel's exile serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of turning away from God. We must strive to remain faithful and obedient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_godly_wisdom.htm">Seeking Godly Wisdom</a></b><br>The people's inquiry about Ezekiel's actions shows a desire to understand God's will. We should also seek wisdom and understanding in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The events in Ezekiel highlight God's control over nations and history. Trust in His sovereignty, even in times of judgment and hardship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_is_in_control'_mean.htm">What does 'God is in control' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_severe_punishment_for_unclean_priests.htm">In Leviticus 22:3, why would a loving God issue such a severe punishment for priests who approach holy things while unclean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_them_for_judah's_sins.htm">Hosea 4:15: How can God hold the people responsible for following Judah's sins if their fates are ultimately under His control?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'the_rocks_will_cry_out'.htm">What is the role of angels?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - We must read between the lines what had passed in that eventful night of sorrow. The rumor must have spread among the exiles of Tel-Abib that the prophet had lost the wife whom he loved so tenderly. They were ready, we may imagine, to offer their consolations and their sympathy. And, behold, he appears as one on whom no special sorrow had fallen. But that strange outward hardness had the effect which it was meant to have. It roused them to ask questions, and it was one of the cases in which the <span class="accented">prudens interrogatio</span>, which if not in itself the <span class="accented">dimidium seientiae</span>, at least prepared the way for it. The form of their question implies that they had a forecast that the strange conduct was, in some way, connected with the prophet's work. <span class="cmt_word">Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us?</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asked me,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Won't</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you tell</span><br /><span class="heb">תַגִּ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(ṯag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֙נוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מָה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these [things]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are doing</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֶֽׂה׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mean to us?”</span><br /><span class="heb">לָּ֔נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 24:19 The people said to me Won't you (Ezek. 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