King James Version
Ezekiel 17:1 in the King James Version says “And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
Ezekiel 17:1 · KJV
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged , full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: divers: Heb. embroidering
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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