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Ezekiel 24:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel introduces or commands “Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 24:21 as “The People Learn the Bereavement Sign and Await the Fugitive” develops.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 24:19–27
Read Ezekiel 24:21 with 24:19–27. By itself, “Speak unto the house of Israel, 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 explains that loss of sanctuary, children, and community will stun the exiles into restrained mourning; when a fugitive arrives, his mouth will open and the sign will be confirmed.
Why It Needs Context
Keep the line with Ezekiel 24:19–27. The prophetic word through Ezekiel introduces or commands “Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 24:21 as “The People Learn the Bereavement Sign and Await the Fugitive” develops. The literary form and this limit govern it: Constrained public mourning does not forbid healthy grief, trauma care, lament, memorial, or community support.
Continue in Context
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Read Ezekiel 24:19–27 — The People Learn the Bereavement Sign and Await the FugitiveSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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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 24:19–27, 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 24:19–27
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