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Ezekiel 21:24 Explained in Context
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Verse 24. 24Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
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Quick Meaning
The dated report or historical recital introduces or commands “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 21:24 as “Babylon's King Divines at the Road Fork” develops.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 21:18–24
Read Ezekiel 21:24 with 21:18–24. By itself, “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Ezekiel marks two roads for Babylon's sword; arrows, images, and liver divination point the king toward Jerusalem, while remembered guilt seals the outcome.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “A Sharpened Sword Song Intensifies the Alarm” into “Babylon's King Divines at the Road Fork.” Its non-interchangeable contribution is: Ezekiel marks two roads for Babylon's sword; arrows, images, and liver divination point the king toward Jerusalem, while remembered guilt seals the outcome. This verse's placement is specific: The dated report or historical recital introduces or commands “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 21:24 as “Babylon's King Divines at the Road Fork” develops.
What Remains True
Communities need truthful memory that includes gift, wrongdoing, affected people, failed leadership, mercy, and the limits of inherited narratives. In Ezekiel 21:24, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The dated report or historical recital introduces or commands “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 21:24 as “Babylon's King Divines at the Road Fork” develops.
How It Can Shape Life
- Compare accounts carefully, name interpretation as interpretation, resist antisemitism, and let remembered failure produce accountability rather than stigma. This response follows Ezekiel 21:18–24's specific concern, “Babylon's King Divines at the Road Fork.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The dated report or historical recital introduces or commands “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 21:24 as “Babylon's King Divines at the Road Fork” develops.
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Read Ezekiel 21:18–24 — Babylon's King Divines at the Road ForkSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 21:18–24, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 21:18–24
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 21:18–24
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