Ezekiel 37:18
When your people say to you,‘Will you not tell us what these things mean?’
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Referenced Verses
- Ezek 12:9 : 9 “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, said to you,‘What are you doing?’
- Ezek 24:19 : 19 Then the people said to me,“Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”
- Ezek 17:12 : 12 “Say to the rebellious house of Israel:‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Say:‘See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.
- Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then I said,“O Sovereign LORD! They are saying of me,‘Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?’”
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- Ezek 37:15-173 verses86%
15The LORD’s message came to me:
16“As for you, son of man, take one branch, and write on it,‘For Judah, and for the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another branch and write on it,‘For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.’
17Join them as one stick; they will be as one in your hand.
- Ezek 37:19-224 verses86%
19tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to take the branch of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will place them on the stick of Judah, and make them into one stick– they will be one in my hand.’
20The sticks you write on will be in your hand in front of them.
21Then tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to take the Israelites from among the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from round about and bring them to their land.
22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will never again be two nations and never again be divided into two kingdoms.
- Ezek 24:19-202 verses74%
19Then the people said to me,“Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”
20So I said to them:“The LORD’s message came to me:
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11Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, and speak to them– say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”
- Ezek 33:30-312 verses72%
30“But as for you, son of man, your people(who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another,‘Come hear the word that comes from the LORD.’
31They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.
- Ezek 37:11-122 verses72%
11Then he said to me,“Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying,‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
12Therefore prophesy, and tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. I will bring you to the land of Israel.
- Ezek 17:1-22 verses71%
1A Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine The LORD’s message came to me:
2“Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
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9“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, said to you,‘What are you doing?’
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10The Lord Promises Exile(But Also Restoration)“When you tell these people about all this, they will undoubtedly ask you,‘Why has the LORD threatened us with such great disaster? What wrong have we done? What sin have we done to offend the LORD our God?’
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17The LORD’s message came to me:
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4The man said to me,“Son of man, watch closely, listen carefully, and pay attention to everything I show you, for you have been brought here so that I can show it to you. Tell the house of Israel everything you see.”
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2The LORD’s message came to me:
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2“Son of man, speak to your people, and say to them,‘Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.
- Ezek 18:1-22 verses70%
1Individual Retribution The LORD’s message came to me:
2“What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel,“‘The fathers eat sour grapes And the children’s teeth become numb?’
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16The LORD’s message came to me:
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6The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’
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11Then LORD’s message came to me:
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37Each of you should merely ask the prophet,‘What answer did the LORD give you? Or what did the LORD say?’
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26When your children ask you,‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’–
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37I will make you pass under the shepherd’s staff, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
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14Then the LORD’s message came to me:
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11For,’ I say,‘just as shorts cling tightly to a person’s body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.’ I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.
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11The Lord Encourages Isaiah Indeed this is what the LORD told me quite forcefully. He warned me not to act like these people:
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14“Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog:‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day when my people Israel are living securely, you will take notice
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20Exhortation to Remember the Past When your children ask you later on,“What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the LORD our God commanded you?”
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20“Proclaim this message among the descendants of Jacob. Make it known throughout Judah.
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1The Sins of Jerusalem The LORD’s message came to me:
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25“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I regather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are dispersed, I will reveal my sovereign power over them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their land that I gave to my servant Jacob.
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17“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days that I would bring you against them?
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17He said to me,“Do you see, son of man? Is it a trivial thing that the house of Judah commits these abominations they are practicing here? For they have filled the land with violence and provoked me to anger still further. Look, they are putting the branch to their nose!
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4He said to me,“Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them.
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7You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
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1The Budding of Aaron’s Staff The LORD spoke to Moses:
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12The LORD’s message came to me:
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4Then he said to me,“Prophesy over these bones, and tell them:‘Dry bones, listen to the LORD’s message.
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17The LORD’s message came to me:
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19Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
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4“Are you willing to pronounce judgment on them? Are you willing to pronounce judgment, son of man? Then confront them with the abominable practices of their fathers,
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32“‘What you plan will never happen. You say,“We will be like the nations, like the clans of the lands, who serve gods of wood and stone.”
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27But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, for they are a rebellious house.