King James Version
Ezekiel 21:1 in the King James Version says “And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
Ezekiel 21:1 · KJV
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
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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