King James Version
Ezekiel 23:1 in the King James Version says “The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,”
Ezekiel 23:1 · KJV
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“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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