Ezekiel 24:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 24:18 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 12:7So 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.
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:29What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

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