Ezekiel 24:26

What does Ezekiel 24:26 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 24:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

In that day, one who has got away safe will come to you to give you news of it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

In that day come doth the escaped one to thee. To cause the ears to hear.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

In that day when he that escapeth shall come to thee, to tell thee:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause [thine] ears to hear [it]?

Context

v.25And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart, their sons and their daughters,

v.26This passage

v.27In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Samuel 4:12

    And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

  • Ezekiel 33:21

    And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

  • Job 1:15

    and the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away: yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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