Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded. New Living Translation So I proclaimed this to the people the next morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did everything I had been told to do. English Standard Version So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. New King James Version So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded. New American Standard Bible So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. NASB 1995 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. NASB 1977 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. Legacy Standard Bible So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. Amplified Bible So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I was commanded. Christian Standard Bible I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. The next morning I did just as I was commanded. Holman Christian Standard Bible I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. The next morning I did just as I was commanded. American Standard Version So I spake unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I spoke in the morning to the people, and my wife died in the evening, and at the break of the next day I did as I was commanded Brenton Septuagint Translation And I spoke to the people in the morning, as he commanded me in the evening, and I did in the morning as it was commanded me. Contemporary English Version One morning, I was talking with the people as usual, and by sunset my wife was dead. The next day I did what the LORD had told me, Douay-Rheims Bible So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening: and I did in the morning as he had commanded me. English Revised Version So I spake unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died: and I did in the morning as I was commanded. GOD'S WORD® Translation So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I was ordered. Good News Translation Early in the day I was talking with the people. That evening my wife died, and the next day I did as I had been told. International Standard Version So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died that evening. The next morning, I did as I had been commanded. JPS Tanakh 1917 So I spoke unto the people in the morning, and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. Literal Standard Version And I speak to the people in the morning, and my wife dies in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible I spoke to the people in the morning. In the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded. NET Bible So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. In the morning I acted just as I was commanded. New Revised Standard Version So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded. New Heart English Bible So I spoke to the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. Webster's Bible Translation So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at evening my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. World English Bible So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. So I did in the morning as I was commanded. Young's Literal Translation And I speak unto the people in the morning, and my wife dieth in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded. Additional Translations ... Context Ezekiel's Wife Dies…17Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” 18So 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. 19Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”… Cross References Ezekiel 12:7 So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched. Ezekiel 24:16 "Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. Ezekiel 24:17 Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners." Ezekiel 24:19 Then the people asked me, "Won't you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?" Treasury of Scripture So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. and at 1 Corinthians 7:29,30 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; … Jump to Previous Commanded Death Died Dieth Evening Morning Ordered Speak Teaching WifeJump to Next Commanded Death Died Dieth Evening Morning Ordered Speak Teaching WifeEzekiel 24 1. Under the parable of a boiling pot6. is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem 15. By the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife 19. is shown the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow (18) In the morning: and at even.--What the prophet "spake unto the people in the morning" was what he has recorded (Ezekiel 24:3-14). Shortly after this the warning of Ezekiel 24:15-17 must have come to him, and then his Wife died in the evening of the same day. Accordingly, on the following morning the strange conduct which had been commanded him was observed by the people; their curiosity is awakened, and, rightly surmising that there must be some especial significance in the strange doings of their prophet, they come to inquire the meaning of his actions. In reply (Ezekiel 24:20-24), he announces again the destruction of the Temple, and that in the depth of sorrow and trouble at its fall there shall be no outward show of mourning.Verse 18. - So I spake unto the people in the morning, etc. In yet another way the calling of the prophet superseded the natural impulses of the man. He knew that his wife's hours were numbered, yet the day was spent, not in ministering at her deathbed, but in one last effort to impress the teachings of the time upon the seared consciences and hardened hearts of his countrymen and neighbors. I cannot help referring to the poem 'Ezekiel,' by B.M., published in 1871, as expressing the meaning of the history better than any commentary. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֤ר (wā·’ă·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the people הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock in the morning, בַּבֹּ֔קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning and in the evening בָּעָ֑רֶב (bā·‘ā·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening my wife אִשְׁתִּ֖י (’iš·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female died. וַתָּ֥מָת (wat·tā·māṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill And the next morning בַּבֹּ֖קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning I did וָאַ֥עַשׂ (wā·’a·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I had been commanded. צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃ (ṣuw·wê·ṯî) Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Links Ezekiel 24:18 NIVEzekiel 24:18 NLT Ezekiel 24:18 ESV Ezekiel 24:18 NASB Ezekiel 24:18 KJV Ezekiel 24:18 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 24:18 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 24:18 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 24:18 French Bible Ezekiel 24:18 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 24:18 So I spoke to the people (Ezek. 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