King James Version
Ezekiel 22:1 in the King James Version says “Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
Ezekiel 22:1 · KJV
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. judge: or, plead for bloody: Heb. city of bloods? shew her: Heb. make her know
Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“Moreover 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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