King James Version
Ezekiel 27:1 in the King James Version says “The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,”
Ezekiel 27:1 · KJV
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. of perfect: Heb. perfect of beauty
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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