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Ezekiel 33

Ezekiel 33:32

Word of Jerusalem’s Fall · Ezekiel 33:21–33
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Translations

Modern
Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
Traditional
And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
Literal
And behold, you are to them as a song of loves, one beautiful of voice, and playing well on a stringed instrument; for they hear your words, and nthey do ot do them.
Latin
Et es eis quasi carmen musicum, quod suavi dulcique sono canitur: et audiunt verba tua, et non faciunt ea.

Original

Hebrew
English
Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.

Notes

Ezekiel 33:30–33

The situation was not much better among the exiles in Babylon.

Many of them talked about Ezekiel’s messages. They discussed what he said, but they did not change their attitudes or behavior. They were no different from the people still living in Judah.

They would sit in front of Ezekiel and appear sincere. However, they did not plan to obey what the Lord told them. They treated his messages as something pleasant to hear.

But the Lord warned them that, in time, the truth would be clear. Events would show that the words of a true prophet carry God’s power.

Ezekiel 33:23–33

People in Judah (Ezekiel 33:23–29) and those in exile (33:30–33) continued to act as they had before Jerusalem fell.

Events

Glossary

Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Prophecy

Topics

Affections of the Wicked, not Sincerely Set on God Christian Minister: Message of, Rejected Ezekiel: His Popularity Harp: A Stringed Instrument of Music Hearers: General Scriptures Concerning Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Hypocrites: Professing but not Practising Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Affections of the Wicked, not Sincerely Set on God